Police: Motorcyclist hurt in crash with tractor trailer in Riverhead

A motorcyclist was transported to the hospital with unspecified injuries after a collision Tuesday morning with a tractor trailer on Kroemer Avenue in Riverhead, police said.

Riverhead Town police said the crash occurred at 6:22 a.m. just north of Route 25 and the railroad tracks.

The identity of the motorcyclist was not released.

Police said the motorcyclist was transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center. The condition was unknown.

Police said there were no charges filed.

A photo from the scene showed the mangled motorcycle on its side, on the ground, behind the tractor trailer.

The Long Island Rail Road said the accident did not affect train service.

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.”