(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Jamal Graham, 30, of Central Islip, was indicted for Assault in the Second Degree, Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting, and other related charges, after he allegedly sped down a residential road, blew a stop sign, and crashed into another vehicle that was operated by a mother driving her son and her son’s friend, before fleeing the scene on foot.
“This horrific crash injured three occupants of a vehicle and was allegedly caused by a driver who barreled down a residential road at a high rate of speed, blew a stop sign, and then left the scene instead of calling the police or rendering aid to the victims,” said District Attorney Tierney.
According to the investigation, on May 29, 2023, at approximately 11:25 p.m., Graham was allegedly driving a 2004 Infiniti G35 at a high rate of speed on Hale Street in Brentwood. As Graham reached the intersection of Hale Street and Lincoln Avenue, he allegedly blew through a stop sign and crashed into a Nissan Rogue that was traveling on Lincoln Avenue. The driver of the Nissan Rogue, her teenage son, and her son’s friend, all sustained injuries as a result of the crash. Emergency surgery was performed on both the mother and her son in which portions of the mother’s intestines were removed and her son’s spleen was removed.
Nearby video surveillance captured the entire incident, and allegedly showed Graham exiting his vehicle and fleeing on foot after the collision.
On July 8, 2024, Graham was arraigned on the indictment before County Court Judge Philip Goglas, for the following charges:
Two counts of Assault in the Second Degree, Class D felonies;
Two counts of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting, Class E felonies;
One count of Assault in the Third Degree, a Class A misdemeanor;
One count of Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor; and
One count of Reckless Driving, an Unclassified misdemeanor.
Judge Goglas ordered Graham held on $100,000 cash, $200,000 bond or $1 million partially secured bond during the pendency of the case. Graham is due back in court on July 16, 2024, and he is being represented by the Legal Aid Society.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney James McCormack of the Vehicular Crime Bureau, with investigative assistance from Detective Donald Britton of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Third Squad.
