1 teen critical in Manorville crash
[object Object] Credit: Christopher Sabella firefighters and Suffolk County Emergency Service units worked for about a half-hour Friday night to free the occupants of this car. The accident, on Weeks Avenue just north of Moriches Middle Island Road in Manorville, just before 11 p.m. left the driver pinned against a utility pole. The driver was evacuated by helicopter a trauma center with serious injures. Suffolk County Seventh Precinct detectives remained on the scene to investigate. (March 18, 2011)
Two Suffolk County teenagers were injured, one critically, when their car struck a pole Friday night on Weeks Avenue in Manorville, police said.
Logan Murphy, 17, was driving a 1998 Saturn south on Weeks Avenue, north of Moriches Middle Island Road, at about 10:45 p.m. when he apparently lost control and hit a pole on the east side of the road, Seventh Squad detectives said in a release.
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Two Suffolk County teenagers were injured, one critically, when their car struck a pole Friday night on Weeks Avenue in Manorville, police said.
Logan Murphy, 17, was driving a 1998 Saturn south on Weeks Avenue, north of Moriches Middle Island Road, at about 10:45 p.m. when he apparently lost control and hit a pole on the east side of the road, Seventh Squad detectives said in a release.
Murphy, 17, of Mastic Beach, was taken by Suffolk County police helicopter to Stony Brook University Medical Center, where he was admitted in critical condition. His passenger, Patrick Hansen, 17, of Shirley, was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue for minor injuries, police said.
A police spokesman Saturday said he could not provide a reason for the crash because of the ongoing investigation. The car was impounded for a safety check.
Detectives ask anyone with information to contact the Seventh Squad, 631-852-8752, or Crime Stoppers, 800-220-8477. All calls will remain confidential.
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