Motorcyclist condition critical after crash
Suffolk County police responded to the scene of an accident in which motorcyclist Cesar Adragna, 51, of Patchogue, was seriously injured early Saturday morning along the eastbound Long Island Expressway near Exit 55 in Central Islip. (Aug. 13, 2011) Credit: James Carbone
A Patchogue man who suffered a serious head injury early Saturday morning, when police said his motorcycle crashed into the back of another vehicle on the Long Island Expressway in Central Islip, is now listed in critical condition, according to a hospital spokesman..
Cesar Adragna, 51, was riding his 2006 Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on the LIE roughly a half-mile west of Exit 55 at 12:40 a.m. when he sideswiped a 1999 Kia Sport and crashed into the rear of a 2006 Honda CR-V, Suffolk County police said.
A preliminary investigation indicates that the Honda, driven by John Lomando, 42, of Miller Place was slowing down as a result of a road closure. Adragna was apparently unable decelerate in time and crashed into the rear of the car.
Adragna was taken by helicopter to Stony Brook University Medical Center where he was listed in serious condition. Lomando and the driver of the Kia, who was not identified, were not injured.
All three vehicles were impounded for a safety check, and the investigation is continuing.
Police ask anyone with information about the crash to call the Suffolk County Police at 631-854-8352 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.
