Teen recovering after alleged DWI crash
Victim's brother lands in jail on a DWI charge
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The 14-year-old Riverhead boy who was seriously hurt Saturday in a crash that police say involved a drunk driver is recovering at Stony Brook University Medical Center, where his condition was given as serious but stable, police said.
The boy, Riverhead Middle School student Spencer Shea, was a passenger in a car driven by his older brother, Luke Shea, 19, that crashed into several trees, officials said. Luke Shea was charged with DWI and was being held at the Suffolk County jail in Riverside in lieu of $250,000 bail.
Hundreds of friends, family members and neighbors have registered their support for the victim on a Facebook fan page. The page had 754 fans as of Wednesday morning. Spencer's mother, Kathleen Shea, declined to speak to a reporter this week, but posted on the Facebook page a report that her son's prognosis was good. She added that he was "not out of the woods by any means."
"He is responding to things, but he is still in extremely bad shape," Ms. Shea wrote.
She thanked the community for its support and prayers and said that more would be needed during the long road to recovery.
"It is truly amazing how a community pulls together," she wrote. "Please keep the prayers and positive thoughts coming."
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