Copiague Man Critically Injured In Route 109 Crash

NORTH LINDENHURST, NY — A Copiague man was critically injured in a crash involving a delivery truck Wednesday morning, according to Suffolk police

Jose Cortez-Vargas was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla southbound on Straight Path when he drove through a red light at the intersection of Route 109 and collided with an eastbound 2004 International delivery truck, driven by a 26-year-old West Babylon man, at 6:55 a.m.

Cortez-Vargas, 37, was taken via ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip in critical condition. The truck driver was not injured.

Officers from the Suffolk County Police Motor Carrier Safety Section responded to perform a safety check on the truck. The sedan was impounded for a safety check.