Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a scooter operator in Copiague yesterday.
Rudi Rodriguez-Luna was riding a gas-powered scooter eastbound on Oak Street, near the Long Island Railroad Station, when he lost control of the scooter and struck a cement pillar at 5 p.m.
Rodriguez-Luna, 20, of Copiague, was taken via ambulance to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious physical injuries.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152.