Motorcyclist Dies In Suffolk Crash: Police

ELWOOD, NY — A motorcyclist died in a collision with a car in Elwood on Friday afternoon, Suffolk police said.

Alexis Ascencio Luna, 21, of Huntington, was operating a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound on Jericho Turnpike when he crashed into a 2014 Toyota Corolla traveling westbound as it was making a left turn into a driveway in front of 1500 East Jericho Turnpike around 3:40 p.m., police said.

Ascencio Luna was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The driver of the Toyota, a 34-year-old Central Islip man, was transported to Huntington Hospital for evaluation and released, police said.

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Anyone with information on the crash was asked to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.