One of two Kingston police officers involved in an early Monday morning quad crash was taken into custody for suspicion of driving under the influence, according to state police.

Officers Jonathan Karasinski and John Sosnoski, who were off duty, crashed their all-terrain vehicles around 1:20 a.m. in Edwardsville, state police at Wyoming said.

They were riding south on Zerby Avenue near High Street when Karasinski's 2014 Polaris Sportsman flipped over for "some unknown reason," police wrote in a press release. Sosnoski swerved to miss Karasinski's ATV and slammed his 2014 Polaris Sportsman into a tree along the street, police said.

Karasinski, 35, of Exeter, was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township for treatment of injuries, police said. Geisinger officials said Karasinski remained hospitalized Monday in stable condition.

Sosnoski, 24, of Ashley, showed signs of being under the influence and was taken into custody for suspicion of driving under the influence, police said. He was treated at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and released.

Court records showed charges had not been filed against either driver as of Monday afternoon. Attempts to reach Sosnoski were not immediately successful.

Kingston police Chief Michael Krzywicki said state police are investigating the incident and no action has been taken at this time against the officers. He said he couldn't comment further on the issue.

"We don't comment on personnel issues," he said.

Kingston Mayor James Haggerty said he was aware of the accident, but didn't know many details.

"We don't want to pre-judge the case. Let's let the state police do their job, and then we'll take care of it on our end," Haggerty said.

Karasinski suffered "serious injuries," while Sosnoski suffered less serious injuries, Haggerty said.

"They're not working because they both have injuries to some degree," he said.

It's too early to tell if the officers will face any discipline when they are healthy enough to return, the mayor said.

"They are public employees. They have due process rights. We can't do anything to them without a chance to hear their side," Haggerty said. "We have to wait for the investigation to tell us what happened. If discipline is warranted, discipline will be meted out."

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