Crime & Safety
DWI For Suffolk Man After His Vehicle Crashes Into Patrol Car, Hurting Officer: Police
His vehicle crossed in front of a marked patrol car and struck it; the officer was taken to St. Charles Hospital, police said.
SELDEN, NY – A Selden man was charged with driving while intoxicated Sunday morning after Suffolk police say his vehicle crashed into an officer’s patrol car.
Jose Padilla Sanchez, 31, was driving a 2016 Honda at the intersection of Magnolia Place and Middle Country Road in Selden when it crossed in front of a marked Suffolk police unit and struck it at around 7 a.m., according to police.
The officer was taken to St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson for treatment of minor injuries, police said.
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Padilla Sanchez was not injured in the crash, according to police.
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