Crime & Safety

Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Car In Riverhead: Police

He was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police say.

RIVERHEAD, NY — A man was struck by a car while crossing West Main Street in Riverhead Sunday night, police said.

According to Riverhead Town police, the incident took place at 8:37 p.m. The man was struck by a 1998 Toyota Corolla driven by a Flanders woman, 54, police said. She stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said. She was issued a summons for driving without a license, police said.

The Riverhead Town Police's detective squad and the New York State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit responded to investigate, police said.

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The man was treated at the scene by the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and transported to Stony Brook University Hospital by a Suffolk County Police aviation unit for treatment of serious physical injuries, police said.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with any information is asked to call Riverhead Town Police at 631-727-4500. All calls will be kept confidential.

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