Police: 2 Children, Cop Hurt in Deer Park Crash

A Suffolk County police car was struck by another vehicle Sunday evening, causing the police car to jump a curb and strike two children in Deer Park, authorities said.

The police officer in the car and the two young pedestrians, both from Hicksville, were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

According to police, a Second Precinct officer was returning from an assignment and traveling north on Deer Park Avenue when his vehicle was struck by a southbound Toyota Camry when the Toyota made a left turn in front of the police car at the intersection of Lake Avenue at about 6:40 p.m.

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The police car was then propelled onto the sidewalk where it struck two boys, cousins, who were with an adult waiting to cross the street to go to a nearby pizzeria, police said.

John Flores, 8, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was listed in stable condition with a soft tissue injury. Gerardo Melendez, 12, of Hicksville, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip where he was listed in stable condition with an isolated ankle injury. Jose Flores, John’s father and Gerardo’s uncle, was not injured.

The officer, whom police did not name, suffered a concussion. The driver of the Toyota, Syed Tirmizi, 55, of Dix Hills, was not injured.

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks as the investigation is continuing. No criminal charges have been filed. Detectives ask anyone with information regarding the crash to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152.

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