16-Year-Old Driving High On Drugs Leads Police On Chase: Cops

MEDFORD, NY – A 16-year-old was driving while high on drugs when he fled from police before crashing Thursday night, Suffolk Police.

The male teen, who police did not name, was driving a 2009 Hyundai Sonata southbound on Grant Smith Road near the intersection of Route 112 in Coram when an officer observed the vehicle cross a double yellow line. The officer initiated a traffic stop at 11:05 p.m. The teen failed to stop the vehicle and sped away from the officer.

The Hyundai made several turns through a residential neighborhood, with police following, before attempting to ram a police vehicle on Seymour Lane in Coram at 11:13 p.m., police said. After several more turns, the driver lost control of the Hyundai and slid off the roadway, striking a police vehicle at the intersection of Bellport Avenue and Horseblock Road in Medford at about 11:20 p.m.

A passenger in the Hyundai, Sean Ryerson, 19, of Shirley, was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and issued a field appearance ticket. A second passenger, a 17-year-old male, was released to a family member at the scene. There were no injuries reported.

Sixth Squad detectives charged the driver of the Hyundai with driving while ability impaired/drugs, fourth degree criminal mischief, unlawful fleeing and reckless endangerment. He was released to a family member at the Sixth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned at Family Court in Central Islip at a later date.