A fatal accident involving a motorcycle shut down the westbound...

A fatal accident involving a motorcycle shut down the westbound Southern State Parkway between exits 17 and exit 18 around 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 12, 2014. Credit: Lou Minutoli

State Police said they are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a Uniondale man on Saturday.

Teric Curry, 21, drove his 2007 Suzuki bike into the back of a Honda van that was stopped in traffic on the eastbound Southern State Parkway, between exits 17 and 18, at about 4:30 p.m., police said.

Curry was pronounced dead at the scene; the van's driver and a passenger had minor injuries, police said.

The investigation is continuing, police said. Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call State Police at 631-756-3300.

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