Crime & Safety
10-Year-Old Boy On E-Bike Seriously Injured In Lake Ronkonkoma Crash: Police
The boy was thrown from the e-bike after being struck by a Porsche Thursday night, police say.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — A 10-year-old boy riding an e-bike was seriously injured in a crash in Lake Ronkonkoma Thursday night, Suffolk County police said.
A 27-year-old Ronkonkoma man was driving a 2020 Porsche Macan south on Patchogue-Holbrook Road and turning right onto Richard Place at about 8:30 p.m. when the SUV struck 10-year-old Mason Mereroa, of Holbrook, police said.
Mason was operating a 2025 e-bike north in the southbound shoulder of the service lane when he was struck and thrown from the e-bike, police said.
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He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said. The driver was not injured.
The SUV and e-bike were impounded for safety checks, police said.
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Fourth Squad detectives are investigating. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 631-854-8452.
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