In some respects you can call it a “two for one” deal concerning one Suffolk County Police Officer making two DWI arrests at the same location.
It all started when a Fourth Precinct Suffolk County Police Officer had pulled over one driver suspected of DWI. That person was arrested for Driving While Intoxicated following a minor crash.
The officer was pulled over and sitting in their parked patrol car on Route 25 A at Oakside Road in Smithtown where the first accident took place, awaiting a tow truck.
That’s when law enforcement said a 2020 Nissan Rogue driven by Katelyn Lynch came barreling on the scene and crashed into the parked patrol car. Lynch was subsequently charged with DWI as well.
Thankfully the officer was not severely hurt, and was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.