Traffic & Transit
Teen Critically Injured After Crashing Pickup Truck
The 18-year-old was partially ejected after his truck overturned on Vets Memorial Highway Monday morning.
BAYPORT, NY - A Medford teen was critically injured after a crash on Veterans Memorial Highway in Bayport Monday morning, according to Suffolk Police.
James Cermak was driving a 2000 Toyota pickup truck eastbound on the highway when he lost control of the truck, causing it to overturn at the merge with eastbound Sunrise Service Road at 10:34 a.m.
The 18-year-old was partially ejected from the truck. A passing driver used a car jack to lift the pickup off him.
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Cermak was then airlifted via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital. He was listed in critical condition.
The vehicle was impounded for a safety check.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.
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