12-year-old girl airlifted after Center Moriches crosswalk crash
A 12-year-old Center Moriches girl was airlifted after a Jeep struck her near Clinton Street on Main Street. The 25-year-old Mastic driver faced no charges Friday morning.
A 12-year-old girl was struck while crossing Main Street near Clinton Street in downtown Center Moriches and airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Suffolk County police identified the pedestrian as Natasha Robertson, of Center Moriches. Police said Sarah Smith, 25, of Mastic, was driving a westbound 2015 Jeep Wrangler on Main Street when it hit Robertson at about 3:05 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
Robertson was taken by helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital after the crash. The injuries were described as serious but non-life-threatening, and police said Smith was not facing charges as of Friday morning.
The crash happened at the Main Street crossing near Clinton Street, a downtown stretch now under review by Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives. The investigation is continuing as detectives piece together how the westbound Jeep came into contact with the child in the roadway.
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