Crime & Safety

Medford Man Charged With DWI After Crash With Parked Vehicle Hurts 2, 1 Seriously, In Middle Island: Police

A 44-year-old man from Holtsville was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, Suffolk police say.

MIDDLE ISLAND, NY — A man was arrested Thursday in connection with driving while intoxicated after a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a man in Middle Island, Suffolk police said.

Noah Slusser was driving a 2017 Ford Taurus southbound on Wilson Drive when his vehicle struck a 2025 Toyota parked on the street in front of a home on Wilson Drive at around 12 a.m., according to police.

One occupant of the Toyota, a 44-year-old man from Holtsville, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, police said.

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The other occupant, a 27-year-old woman from Middle Island, was taken to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in East Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.

Slusser, 21, of Medford, was charged with driving while intoxicated and was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.

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Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check, police said.

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

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