Suffolk County Police arrested a man for driving while intoxicated after a two-vehicle crash that seriously injured his passenger and injured the other driver in North Bellport last night.
Anthony Kaisser was driving a 2021 Dodge Charger eastbound on Montauk Highway when the vehicle crossed over the double yellow lines into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a westbound 2021 Toyota Venza near Weaver Avenue, at 11:15 p.m.
Kaisser’s front-seat passenger, Marcus Jackson, 26, of Shirley, was transported to NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of serious injuries. Kaisser, 28, of Shirley, was transported to the same hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Toyota, Gloria Quiroga-Malla, 36, of Patchogue, was also transported to NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Kaisser was charged with Driving While Intoxicated and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on August 29.
Both vehicles were impounded.
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact Fifth Squad detectives at 631-854-8552.
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