Scooter Operator Seriously Injured after Hitting Pillar

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a scooter operator in Copiague this afternoon.

Rudi Rodriguez-Luna was riding a gas-powered scooter eastbound on Oak Street, near the Long Island Railroad Station, on August 31, 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.