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2 Killed In Suffolk Motorcycle Crashes
A motorcyclist ran a red light in one of the Memorial Day crashes, police say.
SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Two men were killed in motorcycle crashes in Suffolk County Monday, police said.
The first occurred in Yaphank just before 5 p.m. David Acevedo, 32, was riding a 2013 Suzuki motorcycle north on Sills Road when he went through a red light and struck a 2020 Mercedes-Benz SUV going west on Express Drive North.
Acevedo, of Hampton Bays, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Mercedes, 47-year-old Eva Konopka, of Brooklyn, was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue with minor injuries.
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The second crash happened at about 9:35 p.m. in Rocky Point.
A man was riding a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle south on Rocky Point Yaphank Road between Whiskey Road and Route 25A, when he lost control of the motorcycle, which left the roadway and struck a tree.
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The man, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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