Police and paramedics on the scene of the crash on...

Police and paramedics on the scene of the crash on the Long Island Expressway in Hauppauge on Thursday. Credit: Bryan Lopez

A motorcyclist was seriously injured Thursday night when he crashed into the rear end of a sport utility vehicle on the Long Island Expressway in Hauppauge, police said.

Adam Tringali, 23, of Ronkonkoma was going east on a 2011 Suzuki Black at 11:51 p.m. when he hit the rear end of a 2016 Mazda Suburban CX-5 in the middle lane west of Exit 57 and spun out onto the shoulder, Suffolk County police said.

He was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, police said.

The two occupants of the Mazda were not injured, police said. Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.

Eastbound lanes of the expressway were closed overnight but reopened by about 3:20 a.m.

Lead-contaminated drinking water was found in nearly 3,000 water fixtures in Long Island schools. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.  Credit: Newsday/Drew Singh; Howard Schnapp; Pond 5

'You have neurologic effects, you have hematological or blood effects' Lead-contaminated drinking water was found in nearly 3,000 water fixtures in Long Island schools. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Lead-contaminated drinking water was found in nearly 3,000 water fixtures in Long Island schools. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.  Credit: Newsday/Drew Singh; Howard Schnapp; Pond 5

'You have neurologic effects, you have hematological or blood effects' Lead-contaminated drinking water was found in nearly 3,000 water fixtures in Long Island schools. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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