SELDEN, NY - Just after 12:30 A.M. on Monday, November 8th, a 30-year-old off duty SCPD officer was traveling northbound on Nichols Rd. by Suffolk Community College when he somehow lost control of his 2021 Jeep, flipping it several times before being ejected. The Jeep and the driver ended up in the center median about 50-feet apart.

SCPD officers arrived to find the driver suffering from numerous life-threatening injuries and immediately called for rescue forthwith. Firefighters and ambulance personnel arrived within minutes and were able to establish an airway before transporting the male to a local trauma center. The off duty officer was transferred to the ER staff who worked hard to save his life, but he unfortunately succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead a short time later.

The cause of the accident is still unknown. SCPD 6th Squad units closed the roadway in both directions for an investigation.