Motorcyclist killed in Old Westbury crash, police say
Old Westbury Police are investigating a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle at the intersection of IU Willets and Glen Cove Rd. in Carle Place, on Wednesday Aug. 25, 2021. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday morning when he crashed into a landscaping truck in Old Westbury.
The motorcyclist was heading south on Glen Cove Rd about 10:25 a.m. when he crashed into the front passenger side of the landscaping truck that was turning west on I U Willets Road, Old Westbury Det. Edward Kehoe said.
The motorcycle driver, described as a 30-year-old West Hempstead man, was going at a "high rate of speed" at the time and was thrown to the pavement during the crash, Kehoe said.
He was taken to NYU Winthrop Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:08 a.m., Kehoe said.
His name was withheld pending notification of family members.
The crash caused the motorcycle to split in half and rain debris on two other vehicles parked at the stoplight on Willets Road. Neither driver was injured.
The driver of the landscaping truck injured his wrist and was treated at the scene.
John Asbury is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He has been with Newsday since 2014 and previously worked at The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California.
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