1 Seriously Injured In 5-Vehicle Crash: Suffolk Police

RONKONKOMA, NY — A Suffolkman was seriously injured in a five-vehicle crash on Wednesday morning, Suffolk police said.

Jermaine Brown was driving a 2015 Honda eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when it collided with a 2019 Honda at the intersection of Lakeland Avenue in Ronkonkoma at about 11:50 a.m., police said, adding that Brown’s vehicle then struck a 2010 Jeep in the left turning lane, which sparked a chain reaction involving at least two other vehicles that were also in the turning lane.

Community Ambulance and the Bohemia Fire Department found Brown, a 48-year-old Holtsville resident, "heavily entangled and trapped" inside of his vehicle and it took about 13 minutes to extricate him, according to Jamie Atkinson, Community Ambulance president.

Brown was unconscious and advanced life support medicine was performed to save him and he was transported by the ambulance company in "serious condition" to Stony Brook Hospital, Atkinson said.

No other injuries were reported. Both Hondas, a 2010 Jeep, a 2010 Kia, and a 2019 Nissan were impounded for safety checks, according to police.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about this crash to call the 5th Squad at 631-854-8552.