Center Moriches student-athlete taken to hospital after unleashed-dog bite during practice
News 12 reported that an unleashed dog bit a Center Moriches student-athlete during practice behind the high school on October 5; the student was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital and police were searching for the owner.
Incident summary
News 12 reported that a Center Moriches student-athlete was bitten by an unleashed dog during track-and-field practice on October 5. Superintendent Ricardo Soto said the team was practicing behind the high school when a woman entered the area with an illegally unleashed dog. The district said the dog bit the student without provocation. When school personnel attempted to speak with the owner, the district said she picked up the dog and left without providing identifying information. Suffolk County police and the student’s parents were notified, and the student was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for evaluation. The district said it was cooperating with authorities as they worked to identify the owner. The reviewed report did not identify the dog’s breed, publish the student’s identity or injury diagnosis, or announce a final police or animal-control disposition.
News 12 reported that Suffolk County police were alerted and that the district was cooperating as authorities worked to identify the dog owner. The reviewed report did not announce an owner identification, arrest, charge, citation, dangerous-dog adjudication, quarantine order, civil finding or final animal-control disposition. BiteDB does not infer legal responsibility from the reported incident.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
News 12 reported that a student-athlete was bitten during practice behind Center Moriches High School. Superintendent Ricardo Soto said a woman entered the practice area with an illegally unleashed dog; the district said the dog bit the student without provocation, the woman left without identifying herself, Suffolk County police were alerted, and the student was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for evaluation.
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