Crime & Safety
Man Killed in Port Jefferson Station Motorcycle Crash
The accident occurred Sunday night, police say.
A 36-year-old Sound Beach man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Port Jefferson Station Sunday night.
According to police, Christopher Danielsen was riding his 2006 Kawasaki southwest on Jefferson Avenue at 11:34 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a left-hand turn onto Route 112.
The motorcycle left the roadway and crashed into numerous parked vehicles at Diamond Auto Body and Glass, located at 1444 Route 112, police said.
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Danielsen was transported via a Terryville Fire Department ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information about this crash to contact the Sixth Squad at 631-854-8652.
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The crash was the second fatal motorcycle accident on Long Island Sunday. A Nassau County woman died after a the motorcycle she was riding on collided with an SUV in Northport Sunday evening, police said.
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