Motorcyclist killed in Glen Head crash, police say
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Glen Head on Friday, police said. Credit: Kevin P Coughlin
Nassau County police are investigating a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Glen Head on Friday evening, according to a news release from the department.
The crash happened on Scudders Lane just before 6 p.m. A 36-year-old man was headed eastbound on a black 2023 Kawasaki motorcycle when he "lost control and struck a utility pole," police wrote in the release.
The motorcyclist was seriously injured and was later pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital, police said.
Police did not identify the victim or provide any further details about the crash.
More coverage: Every 7 minutes on average a traffic crash causing death, injury or significant property damage happens on Long Island. A Newsday investigation found that traffic crashes killed more than 2,100 people between 2014 and 2023 and seriously injured more than 16,000 people. To search for fatal crashes in your area, click here.
Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area, as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting.
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