5 Injured In Center Moriches Crash

CENTER MORICHES, NY — A crash in Center Moriches left five injured early Tuesday, officials said.

According to the Center Moriches Fire Department, the crash took place at 4:28 a.m. at Frowein Road and Bernstein Boulevard.

When emergency responders arrived on scene they found two vehicles off the side of the road, one of the vehicles on its side, the CMFD said.

EMTs and paramedics worked to stabilized the injured and firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free 2 occupants of the car whose doors were crushed in from the impact, firefighters said.

The occupants of the overturned vehicle climbed out as firefighters were pulling up, the CMFD said.

Center Moriches Fire Department Fire Police Squad assisted Suffolk County Police in directing traffic around the area; additional ambulances were requested from East Moriches Community Ambulance and Mastic Ambulance to assist in transporting five people to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, officials said.

The cause of the accident is under investigation by Suffolk County Police, the CMFD said.

Photos courtesy of Center Moriches Fire Department