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Motorcyclist Richard Sorrentino, 34, died Friday after suffering severe trauma...

Motorcyclist Richard Sorrentino, 34, died Friday after suffering severe trauma and burns in a Oct. 12 crash. Credit: Jim Staubitser

A Queens motorcyclist has died from his injuries following an October crash on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore, Nassau County police said.

Richard Sorrentino, 34, was pronounced dead Friday by a hospital physician after suffering severe trauma and burns in the Oct. 12 crash. Sorrentino struck a male bicyclist who was trying to cross Sunrise Highway near Rose Place, police said. The motorcycle caught fire.

Sorrentino was transported by police helicopter to a hospital, where he was initially listed in critical condition.

The bicyclist, who was not named, was hospitalized in stable condition, police said.

No further details were available.

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