Man Slashed, 4 Struck by Car During Fight Outside Bay Shore Bar

Two people were arrested following a fight outside a Bay Shore bar that resulted in multiple injuries early Sunday.

According to Suffolk Police, Third Precinct officers responded to Coopersmith’s Pub, located at 615 East Main St., at about 3:10 a.m. after a fight broke out in the parking lot. A 35-year-old man was slashed with a box cutter in the face and ear and was transported to a local hospital for treatment, police said.

During the fight, 27-year-old Ronald Ashley, of Brentwood, attempted to leave the scene and in the process, he struck four people, including the man who committed the slashing, with his vehicle, a 2015 Toyota Corolla, police said.

Ashley then drove into the parking lot of 605 East Main St., where he lost control of the vehicle and struck a pillar, police said.

Ashley is charged with DWI and four counts of third degree assault.

The man accused of the slashing, Paul Wells, 28, of West Babylon, is charged with second degree assault. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment and will be arraigned at a later date.

The three other people who were hit by the Corolla suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The investigation is continuing and detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.

SCPD Photo: Ronald Ashley