November 28, 2011

Motorcyclist Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash

Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist in Coram.

The 46 year old male was operating a 1986 Honda motorcycle westbound on Middle Country Road when he collided with a 1996 Saturn driven by a 23 year old male from Bonnybill Drive, Centerreach, at the Country Club Drive intersection. The driver was traveling in the eastbound turning lane on Middle Country Road and was making a left turn onto County Club Drive when the vehicles collided.

The motorcycle driver, of Wartburg Drive, Kings Park, was transported via ambulance to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, where he was pronounced dead. The passenger of the Saturn was also transported to John T.Mather Memorial Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.