Police: Man on Drugs Causes Cop Car to Crash in Farmingdale

A South Setauket man was arrested Saturday evening after police say he was driving while on drugs when he caused a Farmingdale crash that injured a state trooper, State Police said.

According to police, a trooper from the Farmingdale Barracks was traveling east on Route 109 approaching Main Street in Farmingdale at 6:19 p.m. Saturday when a black Dodge, driven by 19-year-old Christopher Alaimo, traveling west on Route 109 made a left turn in the path of the trooper’s car.

The trooper took evasive action to avoid hitting the Dodge and struck a Ford pickup truck on Main Street, police said.

Alaimo stopped at the accident scene and while being interviewed by troopers, police said he displayed signs of intoxication and admitted to smoking marijuana prior to the crash.

Alaimo failed sobriety tests and was then arrested on charges of driving while impaired by drugs and for possessing a small amount of marijuana, police said.

The trooper involved in the accident was treated for wrist and back pain at St. Joseph Hospital in Bethpage, police said.

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