Melissa Turner, 54, of Bohemia killed when electric bike collides with SUV, cops say
Lakeland Avenue in Bohemia was closed while police investigated a collision between an electric bicycle and a sport utility vehicle Saturday afternoon. Credit: Bryan Lopez
A Long Island woman riding an electric bike in Bohemia was killed in a crash with a Ford Bronco on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.
Melissa Turner, 54, of Bohemia, was traveling south on the shoulder of Lakeland Avenue, south of Smithtown Avenue when she collided with the front of the Ford traveling in the southbound right lane around 2 p.m., police said.
Turner was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the Ford was not injured, police said in a statement.
A police investigation is ongoing.
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith is a general assignment reporter for Newsday. She previously worked at USA TODAY and is an alum of Howard University.
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