Northern Boulevard crash kills motorcyclist in Roslyn

A 25-year-old motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning in a crash with a box truck on Northern Boulevard in Roslyn, police said.

Nassau County police have not released the identity of the victim, who was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced.

The crash occurred at about 8:15 a.m. near the intersection of Northern Boulevard and Beech Drive and closed all lanes of Northern Boulevard between Beech and Wittes Lanes until almost 1 p.m., police said.

The driver of the box truck remained at the scene — and has not been charged.

Additional details were not immediately available.

By John Valenti

john.valenti@newsday.com

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”