DWI Charge For Coram Woman After She Crashes Vehicle Into Snowplow, Seriously Hurting Herself: Police

MIDDLE ISLAND, NY — A Coram woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated after she crashed her vehicle into a snowplow and was seriously hurt on Sunday morning, Suffolk police said.

Erika Jackson was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu westbound on Middle Country Road in Middle Island when her vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane in front of a location on Middle Country Road, and struck an eastbound New York State DOT snowplow at around 5:20 a.m., according to police.

Jackson, 25, of Coram, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment and will be arraigned at a later date, police said, adding that the snowplow driver, a 42-year-old from Mastic Beach, was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in East Patchogue for treatment of minor injuries.

The Chevrolet was impounded for a safety check, and the snowplow was inspected at the scene by Motor Carrier Safety Section officers, according to police.

Detectives are asking anyone with information call the 6th Squad in Selden at 631-854-8652.