On Thursday, December 8, at approximately 12:25 A.M., Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs observed a vehicle pass the Deputy Sheriff Vehicle at 90mph eastbound on Sunrise Highway in Brookhaven, NY.
The Deputy Sheriffs attempted to initiate a traffic stop when the speeding vehicle accelerated to 122 mph and weaved through traffic in an unsafe manner. The vehicle then attempted to exit Sunrise Highway where it lost control and crashed into the woods on the service road.
The driver, Dion Moore, 18, of Bayport, NY was operating a 2019 Acura that was reported stolen on December 7, 2022. Moore was also in possession of a stolen Chase Bank Visa debit card that belonged to the owner of the vehicle.
Moore was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Bellport where he was found to be fit for confinement and released to Deputy Sheriffs.
He was charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen property in the 3rd Degree, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 4th Degree, Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree, and Reckless Driving.
He will be arraigned at First District Court on December 9, 2022.
Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. commends his Deputy Sheriffs.
“Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs are out patrolling our county’s roads to keep the public safe. This driver was operating a stolen car in very dangerous manner and luckily no other drivers were harmed in his apprehension. I am proud of my Deputy Sheriffs’ ongoing vigilance in protecting the residents of Suffolk County.”