Motorcyclist seriously hurt in Rocky Point crash, police say
Suffolk County police investigate an accident involving a motorcycle and another vehicle at Route 25A and Ridge Road in Rocky Point on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Credit: Thomas J. Lambui
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision with another vehicle Wednesday morning in Rocky Point, police said.
Suffolk County police said the crash occurred at the intersection of Ridge Road and Route 25A at 9:20 a.m.
Route 25A in the area was closed in both directions just after 9:30 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation website, informny.com. The road was reopened at 1:16 p.m., police said.
Photographs from the scene showed a mangled motorcycle and a crossover-type vehicle with damage to the left front fender.
The circumstances of the crash were not immediately clear. It also was not clear if any of the injuries were life-threatening.
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.”
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