Crime & Safety
Motorcycle Crashes Into Suffolk Truck, 1 Seriously Injured: Police
The motorcyclist was traveling eastbound on Sunrise Highway when it crashed, police say.
AMITYVILLE, NY — A motorcyclist is seriously injured, after he collided with a dump truck on Wednesday afternoon in Amityville, Suffolk County Police said.
A 37-year-old man was operating a 2001 Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on Sunrise Highway at about 3:15 p.m., when the motorcycle collided with the back of a 2020 AUTC dump truck that was stopped at a red light, police said.
The motorcyclist, of Lindenhurst, was taken via ambulance to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries, police said.
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The driver of the truck was not injured.
The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check, and the truck was inspected at the scene by officers from the Motor Carrier Safety Section.
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Anyone who has information on this crash is asked to contact First Squad Detectives at 631-854-8152.
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