A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday early morning right after he struck a pickup truck producing a remaining turn in Ronkonkoma, in accordance to the Suffolk County Law enforcement Division.
The crash transpired at about 6:15 a.m. when John Hannon, 25, of Patchogue, using a 2015 Honda motorcycle westbound on Veterans Memorial Highway, drove into an eastbound 2006 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck turning left onto Artic Avenue, the section said in a information launch.
Hannon was pronounced lifeless at Extensive Island Group Clinic in Patchogue, the release mentioned. The driver of the pickup, Kevin Andersen, 54, of Huntington, was addressed for minor accidents at the similar clinic.
Neither Andersen’s nor Hannon’s kin could be instantly achieved for comment. A lot more facts of the crash weren’t provided.
It really is at least the next deadly motorcycle crash in Suffolk considering that Sunday. A Massapequa guy on a motorcycle was killed in Amityville Sunday night after colliding with a sedan, Suffolk law enforcement stated.
In 2021, there were being 389 bike crashes in Suffolk, 20 of which were being deadly, according to preliminary info for 2021 from the Albany-centered Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Exploration. In Nassau, there have been 280 motorcycle crashes in 2021 with 11 ensuing in lethal accidents, according to the information.
Statewide last 12 months, 4,925 bike crashes have been described, 201 of which have been lethal, the data showed.
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