Police ID Teens Injured In Dirt Bike Crash On LI Motocross Track

RONKONKOMA, NY — Two teens were injured in a dirt bike crash at a motocross track on Long Island on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Christopher Schmidt was riding a dirt bike at 10th Street Motocross in Ronkonkoma, when he rode his bike over a ramp and his rear tire struck Michael Morelle, who was picking up his bike, at about 12:45 p.m., Suffolk police said.

Schmidt, 13, of Huntington, was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of “serious injuries,” police said. Eighteen-year-old Morelle of Massapequa Park had been struck in the face and was transported by the Lakeland Fire Department to Stony Brook also, but for treatment of “non-life-threatening injuries,” according to police.

The six-acre motocross track is primarily used by dirt bike riders, according to 10th Street's website.

No one at the track was available to comment.

The investigation is continuing with the 5th Detective Squad, police said. Anyone with information about the crash can call 631-854-8552.