BRENTWOOD, N.Y. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — A man who allegedly sped down a Long Island street, blew a stop sign and crashed into a car driven by a woman and two other passengers before fleeing was indicted, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Wednesday.
Jamal Graham, 30, was indicted on Monday for charges including assault, leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, reckless endangerment, reckless driving.
According to an investigation, at approximately 11:25 p.m. on May 29, 2023, Graham was allegedly driving a 2004 Infiniti G35 at a high rate of speed on Hale Street in Brentwood.
As Graham reached the intersection of Hale Street and Lincoln Avenue, he allegedly blew through a stop sign and crashed into a Nissan Rogue traveling on Lincoln Avenue. The driver of the Nissan Rogue, her teenage son, and her son's friend, were all injured in the crash.
Emergency surgery was performed on both the mother and her son in which portions of the mother's intestines were removed and her son's spleen was removed.
Video surveillance obtained by Suffolk officials captured the entire incident, and allegedly showed Graham exiting his vehicle and fleeing on foot after the collision, prosecutors said.
Graham is due back in court on July 16.
"This horrific crash injured three occupants of a vehicle and was allegedly caused by a driver who barreled down a residential road at a high rate of speed, blew a stop sign, and then left the scene instead of calling the police or rendering aid to the victims," DA Tierney said.
