WEST ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) - An off-duty police officer on Long Island has been arrested after police say he was involved in a fatal collision while driving the wrong way.
Police say 24-year-old Robert Scheuerer was arrested on a charge of reckless endangerment. It wasn’t clear if he had a lawyer who could comment.
Authorities say the off-duty Suffolk County police officer was driving eastbound when he struck a van in the westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway in West Islip just after 4:30 a.m. Tuesday.
The van caught fire and its unidentified driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Scheuerer remains hospitalized with serious injuries and will be arraigned at a later date. Additional charges may be forthcoming.
Police say the officer was assigned to the Third Precinct and has been suspended without pay.
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This story has been corrected to show spelling of officer’s name is Scheuerer, not Scheurer, as originally reported by police.
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