Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In 3-Vehicle Crash: Police
Police say a 79-year-old driver blew a stop sign, triggering a three-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon.
MANORVILLE, NY — A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in Manorville Sunday, police said.
According to Suffolk County Police, Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the crash, which took place on Moriches-Middle Island Road at the intersection of Weeks Avenue at 12:30 p.m.
Joseph Carpinella, 79, of Ronkonkoma, was driving a 2018 Ford Fusion eastbound on Moriches-Middle Island Road at 12:30 p.m. when he failed to stop at a four-way stop sign and hit a 2012 Toyota SR5 being driven north on Weeks Avenue by Thomas Bisagni, 48, of Shirley, police said.
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Sun. 7/7/2019 12:30pm Manorville NY- Biker, stopped at stop sign, in serious condition after being struck by car after collision with another car. Biker #airlifted @SCPD7thPrecinct @MasticFD #MasticAmbulance #MasticFireDept #SCPD7thPct #HarleyDavidson pic.twitter.com/OshKFJVqIV
— LiHotShots (@LiHotShots) July 7, 2019
The Ford spun in the intersection and struck a 2017 Harley Davidson driven by John Liebegott, 60, of Riverhead, who was heading westbound on Moriches-Middle Island Road, police said.
Liebegott was taken via Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life threatening injuries, police said. Bisagni and Carpinella were not injured.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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