Cops: Hempstead man dies when his motorcycle hits vehicle entering driveway

A Hempstead man died Friday after hitting the rear passenger door of a vehicle that was pulling into a driveway in Hempstead, Nassau County police said.

Gregory Morrell, 32, of Hempstead, was traveling eastbound on Lawson Street when his motorcycle struck a vehicle that was pulling into a driveway east of Long Beach Road about 7:12 p.m., police said.

He was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Rockville Centre, where he was pronounced dead at 7:27 p.m., police said.

No one else was injured, police said.

The car and motorcycle were impounded for brake and safety checks. No criminality is suspected at this time, police said.

By Nicole Fuller

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Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.