Long Island Driver Crashes into 2 Police Cars, Faces DWI Charge: Cops

A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning after he crashed his car into two police vehicles, authorities said.

A 2003 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Johnathan Kunstadt, 22, of Farmington, slammed into two Suffolk County squad cars at about 3:30 a.m. on the William Floyd Parkway in Shirley, investigators said.

Two officers were helping a person having engine problems at the time. The officers and the motorist were standing outside their cars when the crash occurred.

Kunstadt had five passengers in his Malibu at the time.

One passenger, Gunnar Cortes, 22, of Mastic, was taken to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries, police said. Three other passengers were taken to to same hospital with minor injuries.

Kunstadt was scheduled for an arraignment on the DWI charge on Sunday, Information on whether he had a lawyer who could respond to the charge on his behalf wasn't available.

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