Scooter crash in Copiague leaves rider seriously injured after police chase
A 19-year-old scooter rider was seriously hurt in Copiague after police say he fled a traffic stop, hit an SUV and then struck a telephone pole.
A Copiague scooter ride ended with a crash, a serious injury and an arrest after a 19-year-old tried to flee a traffic stop on Great Neck Road and collided with an SUV south of Rose Street.
Officers from the Suffolk County Police First Precinct started the stop at about 12:05 p.m. on July 10 after seeing Albert Jose Rosario Duran riding a 2025 Racestar scooter southbound and refusing to pull over. Rosario Duran then tried to evade the officers before the scooter crashed about eight minutes later.
The collision happened at about 12:13 p.m. on southbound Great Neck Road, just south of Rose Street, when the scooter hit a 2012 Ford Escape driven by Sandra De Leon of Copiague. After the impact, the scooter struck a telephone pole on the westbound side of the road.
Rosario Duran was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. De Leon was not injured. Police impounded both vehicles for safety checks.
Rosario Duran was charged with unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle in the third degree and was also issued summonses for reckless driving, aggravated unlicensed operation in the third degree and other traffic infractions. He received a field appearance ticket and is expected to be arraigned later in Central Islip. The charges remain allegations.
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles guidance allows electric scooters on some streets and highways, defines them as devices with handlebars, a floorboard or seat and an electric motor, and sets a maximum speed of no more than 20 mph on a paved level surface when powered solely by the motor. Operating an electric scooter in excess of 15 mph is illegal, and electric scooters are distinct from limited-use motorcycles and mopeds, which have separate registration rules.
A New York State Senate bill, S10015, introduced in 2025 and active in 2026, would require electric scooters and electric-assist bicycles to be registered and display license plates. Suffolk County’s Department of Public Works traffic division supports the county Traffic Safety Board and handles research and data on road maintenance and signal timing.
Catholic Health says Good Samaritan University Hospital is the only Level I Adult Trauma Center on the South Shore of Long Island and is adding a 300,000-square-foot Patient Care Pavilion with a 75-bay emergency department.
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