Police: Woodbury man seriously injured after colliding with parked tractor trailer 

A Woodbury man was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries after his vehicle collided with a parked tractor trailer Thursday morning in Islandia, Suffolk County police said.

Stephen Sherman was driving a 2013 Nissan Altima eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when his vehicle left the roadway near Old Nichols Road at 7:33 a.m. and hit the rear of a disabled 2017 International tractor trailer parked on the shoulder with hazard lights on, police said.

Sherman, 79, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was listed in serious condition.

The Nissan was impounded for a safety check and the tractor trailer was inspected at the scene by Motor Carrier Safety Section officers.

The accident briefly closed the highway at Old Nichols Road, police said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”