Police: Bicyclist injured after Lindenhurst crash

A 34-year-old bicyclist was critically injured when police said he collided head-on with a car late Sunday night on Montauk Highway on the border of Lindenhurst and West Babylon.

The identity of the bike rider has not been released, pending notification of next of kin. But Suffolk County police said that following the crash the bicyclist was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he remains in critical condition with unspecified injuries.

Police said the bicyclist was headed west in the eastbound lanes on Montauk Highway when he collided with an eastbound 2003 Hyundai Sonata near the intersection of Deauville Parkway at about 10:50 p.m. An adult male passenger in the car suffered minor injuries and also was transported to Good Samaritan, police said.

The driver of the Hyundai, identified as Jason Langdon, 22, of Lindenhurst, was not injured. Police said the vehicle was impounded for a safety check.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding the crash to call the First Squad at 631-852-8152. All calls will remain confidential.

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.”