A Dix Hills man was charged with driving while intoxicated after a crash Saturday morning on the Long Island Expressway.
Suffolk Polices aid that Sargunvir Sondhi, 26, was driving a 2019 Mercedes Benz G30 east on the Long Island Expressway, near exit 51 in Dix Hills, when his vehicle struck the rear of a 2015 Nissan Sentra at 5:07 a.m.
A passenger in the Nissan, Irene Weitz, 63, of Plainview, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries. The driver of the Nissan, her husband, Howard Weitz, 63, of Plainview, was not injured.
Police said that Sondi will be held overnight at the Third Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on Sunday.
The vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Detectives are asking anyone with information to call
the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.