Police: Drunk Motorcyclist Topped 100 MPH on LIE

A Connecticut man was drunk as he rode a motorcycle at more than 100 mph while fleeing police on the Long Island Expressway Thursday evening, police said.

Alexander Campusano, 42, didn’t make it far though, police said. He arrested at about 5:50 p.m. after getting caught in traffic due to a nearby accident as he attempted to flee, police said.

Campusano, of Stamford, Conn., is charged with DWI, reckless operation of a motor vehicle and unlawfully fleeing police. Campusano was also issued multiple traffic summonses and the motorcycle was impounded.

According to police, Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol Officer Richard Seagriff observed Campusano operating a green 2000 Kawasaki motorcycle in a reckless manner, riding between lanes and passing on the shoulder at a high rate of speed on the eastbound LIE in the vicinity of Exit 51 in Dix Hills.

When Seagriff attempted to stop the man for the observed violations, Campusano fled east at an even higher rate of speed, in excess of 100 mph, police said. In the interest of public safety, Seagriff chose not to pursue the motorcyclist, but continued east hoping to see the motorcyclist again, police said.

A few minutes later, there was an unrelated crash just east of Exit 53 in Brentwood, which necessitated the closure of the LIE in order to clear vehicles and debris from the highway, police said.

The crash forced Campusano to be stuck in traffic, police said. Seagriff recognized Campusano and his motorcycle and with the assistance from Highway Patrol Officer Glen Ritchie, who was handling the crash, arrested Campusano, police said.

Campusano was arraigned Friday morning at First District Court in Central Islip. He is currently free on $3,500 bail.