Man Arrested After Crashing Vehicle Into Police Vehicle In Ronkonkoma

Suffolk County Police this morning arrested a man for driving while ability impaired by alcohol after he crashed his car into a marked police vehicle in Ronkonkoma.

Jose Martin Abeu Jr. was driving a 2020 Honda sedan eastbound on the Long Island Expressway, east of Exit 58, when he crashed his vehicle into the rear of a stopped police vehicle that had been directing traffic in reference to a prior crash, and then into a 2008 Ford F150 that was involved in the original crash, at 3:42 a.m. The driver of the Ford was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. No officers were in the vehicle at the time of the crash, and there were no other injuries.

The SAFE-T Team (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) responded to the scene, determined that Martin Abeu Jr. was intoxicated, and charged him with Driving While Ability Impaired by Alcohol. Martin Abeu Jr., 28, of Brentwood is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip.

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