Crime & Safety

Police: Wading River Man Stabs Man During Road Rage Incident in Calverton

The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon.

A Wading River man was arrested for stabbing a Hampton Bays man during a road rage incident on Sunday afternoon, according to Riverhead Town Police.

Micheal Doroski, 25, is charged with second degree assault following the incident in Calverton.

Police responded to report of a man with a stab wound to the chest on Sound Avenue near Fresh Pond Road around 3:30 p.m., according to police.

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The man, identified as 48-year-old Brett Penny, also suffered a laceration to his left hand and was treated at the scene by members of Riverhead Ambulance before being flown from the scene by a Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital, police said.

After an investigation conducted at the scene, police found that Penny had been involved in a road rage incident with Doroski and was injured during a struggle, police said.

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Doroski surrendered to authorities at the Riverhead Police Department and was being held for arraignment, police said.

The investigation in still ongoing and anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact detectives at 631-727-4500 ext 332.

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