Wrong-way Long Island driver hits police officers' car

WYANDANCH, L.I.

One of the Suffolk County police officers remained hospitalized Sunday with a cut on his head and back and shoulder injuries.

The other officer has been released from a hospital after being treated for back, neck and shoulder injuries.

Police say Rony Santos drove west in the eastbound lane of Long Island Avenue in Wyandanch around 10 p.m. Saturday.

They say he hit the officers' car near Wellwood Avenue.

The 42-year-old Santos was examined for minor injuries and released. He was arrested on a driving-while-intoxicated charge.

He lives in Wyandanch.

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