2 Hurt, 1 Seriously, in Oakdale Crash

An Oakdale man was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries following a two-car crash in Oakdale Sunday night, police said.

According to police, Denis Mcauliffe was driving a 2004 Lincoln east on Montauk Highway when his vehicle struck the rear of a 2000 Chevrolet Impala that had turned onto eastbound Montauk Highway from Dale Drive at about 8:30 p.m. The Lincoln then struck two trees.

Mcauliffe, 61, was airlifted via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, police said.

The driver of the Chevrolet, Steven Hawrylynko, 20, of Oakdale, was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue with non-life threatening injuries.

The vehicles were impounded for a safety check. The investigation is continuing and detectives are asking anyone with information about this crash to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.

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