Port Jefferson Station motorcyclist dies in crash, police say
A motorcyclist died in a crash with a Mini Cooper in Centereach on Monday, July 10, 2017, police said. Credit: Christopher Sabella
A Port Jefferson Station man was killed when he ran a side street-stop sign and his motorcycle was struck by a car Monday evening in Centereach, Suffolk County police said.
Police said John Greehy, 27, died at the scene.
The crash occurred at the intersection of North Washington Avenue and Gould Road at 9:47 p.m.
Police said Greehy was on Gould Road when he ran a stop sign at the Y-shaped intersection with North Washington and was hit by a 2014 Mini Cooper driven by James Conner, 50, of Centereach.
A Centereach Fire Department ambulance transported Conner to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and released, police said.
Both the car and the motorcycle were impounded for safety checks and Conner was not charged, but police said the investigation into the accident was continuing Tuesday.
Police ask anyone with information about the crash to call Sixth Squad detectives at 631-854-8652.
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.”
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.
