A motorcyclist died early Friday after he struck a curb while taking a curve on Rockaway Avenue in Rockville Centre, police said.

The 41-year-old man was going north on a 1999 Harley-Davidson at 12:03 a.m. when he hit the curb near Woods Place, Nassau County police said.

He mounted the sidewalk, struck a 2014 Kia parked in a driveway, careened through shrubbery, was ejected from the motorcycle and struck a tree, Nassau County police said.

He was pronounced dead at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, police said.

His identity was not released pending notification of his family.

FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Steven Day, Bebeto Matthews; Getty Images

'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Steven Day, Bebeto Matthews; Getty Images

'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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