(Long Island, NY) Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau, Aviation Section and Fifth Precinct officers, along with members of the Patchogue Fire Department, responded to a hit-and-run boat crash that injured a woman in Patchogue on Sunday, May 24.
A 23-foot 1987 Sea Ray boat crashed into the west jetty at the entrance of the Patchogue River at approximately 9:20 p.m. One of the boat’s passengers, Danielle Virgilio, 29, of Farmingdale, was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center in East Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Suffolk County Police responded to a hit-and-run boat crash that injured a woman in Patchogue on Sunday, May 24. Photo Credit: Chris Boyle.
Witnesses reported that up to seven people were on the boat at the time of the crash. Several of the boat’s occupants were located nearby and interviewed by responding officers but were uncooperative.
A search of the surrounding waters was conducted to locate potential additional victims but none were found.
The vessel suffered extensive damage and was secured in place. Police are attempting to locate the owner, who is responsible for removing it from the rocks.
This investigation is continuing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Fifth Precinct Crime Section at 631-854-8526.
