Crime & Safety

Teen Charged With DWI After LIE Crash Seriously Injures 19-Year-Old Passenger: Police

A 19-year-old Stony Brook woman suffered serious injuries after the car struck the median in Holbrook, police say.

HOLBROOK, NY — A Setauket teen was arrested on driving while intoxicated charges after a crash on the Long Island Expressway early Friday left her passenger seriously injured, Suffolk County police said.

According to police, Olibia Perez-Bonilla, 18, of 5 Settlers Way, was driving a 2003 Honda Accord eastbound on the Long Island Expressway between Exits 61 and 62 in Holbrook when the vehicle struck the center median and then the barrier on the right side of the road at about 12:22 a.m.

Perez-Bonilla’s passenger, Kayla Lopez, 19, of Stony Brook, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said.

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Perez-Bonilla was also taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of injuries that were considered non-life-threatening, according to police.

She was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, police said. Police said she will be arraigned at a later date.

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