2 Seriously Hurt In 2 Separate Crashes, 1 Involving A DWI Charge, In Brookhaven Town: Police

BROOKHAVEN TOWN, NY — Three people were hurt — two seriously — on Saturday in two separate crashes, one involving a single-vehicle that struck a tree, and the driver was charged with drunken driving, the other, a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle, Suffolk police said.

In the first crash, a man was charged in connection with driving while intoxicated after a motor vehicle
crash that seriously injured a passenger in Mt. Sinai Saturday morning, Suffolk police said.

Timothy Neff, 35, of Mt. Sinai, was driving a 2018 Ford Fusion eastbound on Chelsea Drive at a high rate of speed when he drove onto the curb and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to overturn in front of a home on Chelsea Drive at around 3 a.m., according to police.

Officers from the 6th Precinct in Selden and Emergency Service Section officers responded to extricate Neff and his passenger, a 38-year-old woman from Mt. Sinai, police said.

The woman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious physical injuries, while Neff was also taken there with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Neff will be arraigned at First District Court in Central
Islip on a later date, police said.

The vehicle was impounded for a safety check, according to. police.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the
crash to call detectives at 631-854-8652.

In the second crash, a motorcyclist was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Lake Ronkonkoma on Saturday afternoon, police said.

A man, 57, from Lake Grove, was riding a 2002 Harley-Davidson motorcycle southbound on Smithtown Avenue, when he lost control of the motorcycle and it crossed over the double yellow line, striking a 2013 Honda Civic that was traveling northbound near Marconi Drive at 4:15 p.m., according to police.

The man was ejected from the motorcycle, police said, adding that he was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious physical injuries.

The driver of the Honda, a 45-year-old from Centereach, was also taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-
threatening injuries, police said.

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact Detectives at 631-854-8552.