Long Island superintendent charged in DUI crash with motorcyclist

The superintendent of a Long Island schoolhouse territory was arrested Sunday nighttime and charged with driving drunk successful a superior clang successful Suffolk County.

Cops said Michael Hynes, 53, was driving successful Sayville erstwhile helium attempted to crook near and struck a motorcyclist, Newsday reported.

The biker, 63-year-old Alberto Fernandez, suffered superior injuries and was transported to South Shore University Hospital successful Bay Shore for treatment, according to Patch.

Hynes announced 3 weeks agone that he would resign his station arsenic superintendent astatine Port Washington Union Free School District, effectual connected Dec. 13. At the time, helium said helium was presented with a “rare accidental to enactment successful the backstage acquisition sector.”

But connected Sunday night, Hynes was driving a 2019 Honda Civic northbound connected Railroad Ave. successful Sayville erstwhile helium attempted to crook near onto Depot St. and struck Fernandez, who was headed southbound, according to police.

Hynes suffered insignificant injuries and was transported to the aforesaid hospital, Newsday reported. His arraignment was scheduled for Monday astatine First District Court successful Central Islip.

The wreck was 1 of 2 notable drunk-driving crashes successful Suffolk County connected Sunday night. Over successful Babylon, a pistillate drunkenly crashed into a boat astatine the section marina, mounting a full of 4 vessels connected fire, according to police.