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Tesla driver charged in drugged driving crash that hospitalized motorcyclist in Holbrook, cops say

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A Huntington Station man was arrested and charged with driving while impaired by drugs drugs after a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist in Holbrook, police said.

Robert Krumm, 24, of Holtsville was riding a 2017 Suzuki motorcycle south on Nicolls Road, between Greenbelt Parkway and Sunrise Highway, when he collided with a southbound 2023 Tesla about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said.

Krumm was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries.

The Tesla driver, Huntington Station 37-year-old Bertie Simeon was not hurt, cops said. He pleaded not guilty at Suffolk First District Court in Central Islip on Wednesday to misdemeanor DWAI/Drugs, police said.

Both vehicles involved in the crash were impounded for safety checks.

Police asked that anyone with further information to call Suffolk Police’s Fifth Squad at 631.854.8552.

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