On-Duty Suffolk County Police Sergeant Seriously Injured In Shirley Crash: PD

SHIRLEY, NY — An on-duty Suffolk County police sergeant was seriously injured in a Shirley crash Tuesday, police said.

According to Suffolk County police, the crash took place on the William Floyd Parkway at Ridgewood Drive at 12:55 p.m.

Suffolk County Police Sgt. Wayne Kelly, 46, was operating an unmarked 2017 Chevrolet Impala southbound on William Floyd Parkway when a northbound 2008 Honda Odyssey was turning left onto westbound Ridgewood Drive and struck the Chevrolet, police said.

Kelly was transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries, police said.

The driver of the Honda, a 40-year-old man from Shirley was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, police said. No charges were filed, police said.

Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the major case unit at 631-852-6555.