Traffic & Transit
Police ID Motorcyclist Critically Hurt In Dix Hills L.I.E. Crash
A motorcyclist did not slow for traffic and rear-ended a vehicle, police say. The lanes were closed for hours but have reopened.
DIX HILLS, NY — A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash that closed all four westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway in Dix Hills on Friday morning, Suffolk police said.
Leon Bassene, 41, of Brentwood, was riding a 2021 Suzuki motorcycle westbound on the Long Island Expressway when he did not slow for traffic and struck the back of a 2014 Nissan at 6:22 a.m., police said.
Bassene was admitted to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said.
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The Nissan driver, a 39-year-old Central Islip man, who was alone in the car, was not injured, police said.
Lanes reopened around 10 a.m., according to police. The vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
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