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Suffolk County Police - Headquarters
Thursday August 26th, 2021 :: 09:00 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Man Critically Injured in Head-On Motor Vehicle Crash

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a head-on motor vehicle crash that critically injured a man in Manorville last night.
 
Juan Carlos Osorio Tejada was driving a 2016 BMW southbound on Moriches-Middle Island Road, just north of Sunrise Highway, when the vehicle crossed into the northbound lane and crashed into a 2021 Honda Civic at approximately 10:15 p.m.
 
The driver of the Civic, Jonathan Starrantino, 19, of Shirley, was air-lifted by Suffolk County Police Helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition. Osario Tejada, 34, of Rocky Point, was transported via ambulance to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
 
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
 
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Authority:      
Stuart Cameron, Acting Commissioner           21-441651
Suffolk County Police Department                  JM/0415
 

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Suffolk County Police - Headquarters
30 Yaphank Ave
Yaphank, NY 11980

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