Suffolk police investigate the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday...

Suffolk police investigate the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash Saturday night on Jericho Turnpike in Elwood. Credit: Stringer News Service

An East Northport man riding a motorcycle was killed Saturday night in Elwood when the bike crashed on Jericho Turnpike, Suffolk police said.

Lavell Jones, 43, was heading westbound at 9:53 p.m., just east of Elwood Road, when he lost control of the 2021 Kawasaki and crashed into a pole, police said.

A physician assistant with the Suffolk medical examiner's office pronounced Jones dead at the scene.

The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check, police said.

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