Baldwin man identified as motorcyclist killed in South Hempstead crash
Nassau County police investigate at the scene of the fatal accident in South Hempstead. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A 28-year-old man on a motorcycle died on a South Hempstead street after crashing into a sedan on Thursday evening, Nassau County police said.
The man, identified by police Friday evening as Sherif Wheeler of Baldwin, was heading north on Grand Avenue on a 2009 Gold Honda when he hit the 2019 Acura being driven west on Village Avenue by a woman who was not hurt in the collision, according to detectives.
The man was pronounced dead at the site of the collision, which occurred at approximately 8:50 p.m. Thursday.
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