UPDATE: Man Seriously Injured in Lake Grove Crash is Sachem North Grad

UPDATE: Police have identified the driver as 21-year-old Gregory Watson, of Lake Grove. Watson graduated from Sachem High School North in 2012.

Original story:

A man was seriously injured when the car he was driving struck a pole in Lake Grove Tuesday afternoon, police said.

According to police, the man was driving a 1999 Nissan SX south on Hawkins Avenue when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and struck a pole at the intersection of Terry Avenue at about 1:35 p.m.

Ronkonkoma firefighters needed to remove the roof of the vehicle in order to free the driver, who police described as an adult male. A helicopter landed at Cayuga Elementary School to transport the driver to the hospital, but the flight medic determined the man was too unstable to fly.

The man was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital via a Ronkonkoma Fire Department ambulance and is currently in serious condition.

Photos/reporting by Bryan Lopez