Center Moriches motorcyclist killed when bike hits truck in Moriches, Suffolk police say
A Center Moriches man was killed when his motorcycle struck a pickup truck at James Hawkins Road and Montauk Highway in Moriches on Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk police said. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
A Center Moriches motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Moriches on Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.
Charles Carrano, 19, was driving a 2006 Honda motorcycle east on Montauk highway when he struck a 2014 Ram 1500 pickup truck at the James Hawkins Road intersection at 12:42 p.m., police said in a news release.
Carrano was pronounced at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The driver of the Ram, a 27-year-old man from Moriches, was not injured.
The crash scene is just west of Center Moriches High School and the Moriches Bypass.
Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check. Detectives ask anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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.
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