Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Commack Road crash, police say

A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash Monday morning on Commack Road in Brentwood, police said.

A southbound Ford Focus “crossed into the northbound lane and struck a southbound motorcycle,” north of Spur Drive North, at about 10:20 a.m., Suffolk County police said.

The motorcyclist, identified only as a male, was taken to a hospital with a serious leg injury, police said. The driver of the Focus, identified only as a female, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Commack Road was temporarily closed during the subsequent investigation.

By John Valenti

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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.”