Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Dies In Suffolk Crash Saturday Night: Police
He struck a vehicle that was turning out of a Lake Ronkonkoma parking lot, police say.
LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY — A motorcyclist died in a Lake Ronkonkoma crash Saturday night, police said.
According to Suffolk County police, the crash took place at about 8:10 p.m. on Portion Road, west of Hawkins Avenue.
Dariusz Sokolowski, 54, of Centereach, was operating a 2015 Harley Davidson eastbound on Portion Road, about 80 feet west of Hawkins Avenue, when the motorcycle struck a 2024 Subaru Crosstrek that was pulling out of a parking lot and making a right turn onto Portion Road, police said.
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Sokolowski was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver of the Subaru, a woman, 29, from Lake Ronkonkoma, was transported to the same hospital for treatment of minor injuries, police said. Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks; no charges were filed in the crash, police said.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.
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