10-year-old driving e-bike, Mason Mereroa, of Holbrook, seriously injured in car crash in Lake Ronkonkoma, police say

A 10-year-old boy was seriously injured when the e-bike he was driving was struck by a car Thursday night in Lake Ronkonkoma, police said.

The boy, identified as Mason Mereroa, of Holbrook, was riding a 2025 e-bike north in the southbound shoulder service lane of Patchogue-Holbrook Road when he was struck by a southbound 2020 Porsche Macan making a right turn onto Richard Place at 8:30 p.m., Suffolk police said in a news release.

Police said Mason was "thrown from the e-bike" as a result of the collision, and transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Police did not detail the extent of those injuries.

The driver, who remained at the scene and who has not been charged, was not injured, according to police.

The Porsche and the e-bike were impounded for safety checks.

Check back for updates on this developing story.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a Newsday reporter since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press, Society of the Silurians and National Headliner Awards for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing. He is the author of “Swee'pea,” about New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. His debut crime novel, “For Nothing Is Hidden,” rooted in 1950s Long Island, was released in October 2025.