Arrests Made In Incident That Critically Injured Police Officer

Suffolk County Police Department arrested two suspects yesterday following an incident in which a police officer was critically injured in Huntington.

Chad Morizsan, 34, of 1 Ridings Gate, Northport, has been identified as the driver of the vehicle that struck and critically injured Second Precinct Crime Section Police Officer Nicholas Guerrero.

Morizsan has been charged with the following crimes:

• Grand Larceny 3^rd Degree for stealing a 2014 Ford Explorer from the Commack area on September 20, 2014. This was the vehicle that Morizsan was driving when he struck and injured Officer Guerrero.

• Assault on a Police Officer for striking Officer Guerrero, causing him serious physical injury

• Leaving the Scene of an Incident that Resulted in Serious Physical Injury for fleeing the scene of the crash that seriously injured Officer Guerrero

• Petit Larceny for stealing gas from a local gas station soon after fleeing the scene of the assault on Officer Guerrero

• Leaving the Scene of an Incident Involving Property Damage. Morizsan collided with another vehicle as he attempted to flee from the gas station where he had stolen the gas.

• Robbery 2^nd Degree for the carjacking of a 2005 Toyota Camry from a Commack resident during his escape

• Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle for carjacking the Toyota Camry

• Morizsan was also arrested on three open warrants for Violation of Probation and Petit Larceny

In addition, a passenger in Morizsan’s vehicle has been arrested in this incident. Nicholas Franzone, 22, of 1 Ridings Gate, Northport, has been charged with Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle for his role in the carjacking incident.

These incidents and related events are being actively investigated by the Suffolk County Police Department and the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office. It is anticipated that further charges will be forthcoming.

Morizsan and Franzone are being held overnight at the Second Precinct and are scheduled to be arraigned today at First District Court in Central Islip.

Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed these incidents or has further information to contact the Vehicular Crime Unit at 631-852-6555 or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

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