Crime & Safety
UPDATE: WIHS Student in Critical Condition After Being Struck by Vehicle
Police currently investigating accident which occurred Monday morning.
Suffolk police are currently investigating an accident that left a West Islip High School student in serious condition early Monday morning.
According to police, Christopher Wilson, 16, of West Islip, was struck by a vehicle around 7 a.m. when he was crossing Montauk Highway at Barberry Road. He was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and is listed in critical condition with a head injury, police said.
The vehicle, a 1996 Buick Century driven by 84-year-old Dorothy Upton, of Deer Park, was impounded for a safety check, police said. The accident was not a hit-and-run, contrary to reports made earlier Monday morning, police said.
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School district officials declined comment because of the ongoing police investigation.
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