Robert Haufler, 55, of Holbrook, dead after motorcycle crash in Shirley, police say
The Suffolk County Police Department said a 55-year-old Holbrook man died of injuries suffered Monday afternoon in a Shirley motorcycle crash. Credit: Newsday/John Keating
A Holbrook man riding a motorcycle Monday afternoon in Shirley died after losing control of the bike and crashing into a parked Jeep, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
Robert Haufler, 55, was heading south on William Floyd Parkway near Ridgewood Drive about 1:20 p.m. when he crashed a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle vehicle into the driver’s side of the 2016 Jeep, the police said in a news release. Haufler was ejected from the bike.
He was transported to NYU Langone Hospital — Suffolk in Patchogue where he was pronounced dead, according to the release. The police impounded the motorcycle for a safety inspection.
Detectives ask anyone with information regarding the crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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