Cops probe Garden City crash that killed motorcyclist
An accident involving a motorcycle driver and the driver of an SUV on Stewart Avenue in Garden City just before noon on Wednesday shut down the busy roadway at Roxbury Road while police conducted an investigation. (May 29, 2013) Credit: Lou Minutoli
Police are investigating an accident that killed a motorcyclist Wednesday in Garden City.
Darien Yohannan, 23, of Floral Park, died after crashing into a sport utility vehicle on Stewart Avenue near Roxbury Road at about noon, a Garden City police spokesman said Thursday.
Yohannan received his undergraduate degree from Adelphi University in 2012 and was enrolled there as a graduate student, a spokeswoman for the school said.
The university issued a statement, saying it was saddened to learn of Yohannan's death.
"Our thoughts are with his family at this time," the statement said.
The police spokesman said Nassau County's Third Squad is investigating the accident.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
