Cops: Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Glen Head

A 21-year-old Hempstead man died in a motorcycle accident in Glen Head Sunday night, authorities said.

Nassau Police say Jeffrey Schneider was operating a 2007 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, traveling north at 9:41 p.m. at the intersection of Glen Cove Avenue and University Place, when he struck a large rock with the vehicle’s front tire. He was then ejected from the motorcycle, striking a large tree.

Glen Cove Fire Department Ambulance transported Schneider to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:36 p.m. by a staff physician.

Detectives report no apparent criminality at this time.

The motorcycle was impounded for a brake and safety inspection, police said.

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