HUNTINGTON STATION—A car struck 18-year-old Yerson Campos while he was riding a Segway scooter in Huntington Station on Sunday, Suffolk Police said in a news release.
The release stated that Campos was traveling on New York Avenue near E. 13th Street when the crash occurred at around 1 p.m. The driver of a southbound 2022 Honda Accord hit Campos in the roadway.
Emergency responders transported Campos to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he is being treated for serious injuries. The driver, a 23-year-old man, was not injured in the incident. He was not identified.
Investigators impounded the vehicle for a safety check. Suffolk County police are continuing to investigate and have asked anyone with information about the crash to contact them.