Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Injured In Mattituck Crash: Police
The crash took place when a driver was trying to turn into Harbes Family Farm, police say. Traffic was at a standstill for hours, many say.
MATTITUCK, NY — Memorial Day weekend traffic was tied up for hours Saturday after a crash on Sound Avenue in Mattituck, police said.
According to Southold Town police, the crash took place around 10:40 a.m. outside Harbes Family Farm; Sound Avenue was closed between Aldrich Lane and Herricks Lane due to the incident. A motorcyclist on a 2020 blue Janus motorcycle was heading west on Sound Avenue when a 2017 gray Toyota Sienna traveling east tried to make a left-hand turn into Harbes farm, subsequently striking the motorcycle, police said.
The motorcyclist suffered an apparent leg injury and was treated by the Mattituck Fire Department; the Suffolk County Police Department's aviation unit transported the motorcyclist to the Stony Brook University Hospital, police said.
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The road was closed for about two hours while the crash was investigated, police said.
The crash is the second in the location in recent weeks: On Mother's Day, one person was seriously in a three-car rollover crash, police said.
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