Crime & Safety
Police: Elderly Coram Man Critically Injured in Commack Crash
Crash occurred Wednesday morning, police say.
A Coram man is in critical condition following a two-crash in Commack Wednesday morning, police said.
According to police, Richard Shaw, 75, was driving a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe west on the Long Island Expressway North Service Road when he struck a 2014 Mercury MKS that was traveling north on Commack Road around 11:30 a.m.
Shaw was transported by Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook Hospital.
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The driver of the Mercury, C.V. Schlesinger, 49, of East Moriches, suffered minor non-life threatening injuries.
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Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks and the investigation is continuing. Detectives ask anyone with information regarding the crash to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.
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