Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In LI Crash: Police
One motorcyclist crashed into another, which led to a pile-up Monday, police say.
EAST SHOREHAM, NY — A motorcyclist from Selden was seriously injured in a crash Monday, police said.
According to Suffolk County Police, the crash took place on Route 25A near George Avenue in East Shoreham at 1:55 p.m. Jerry Comeau, 28, was riding a 2009 Harley Davidson east on Route 25A with a group of three other motorcyclists; one of those drivers, Andrew Marz, collided with one of the other vehicles and fell from a 2005 Yamaha, causing a pileup, police said.
Comeau, who was at the back of the group, was thrown from his motorcycle, police said.
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Comeau was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition, police said. Another motorcyclist, Antonio Numa, 29, of Centereach, was transported to Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Neither Marz nor the fourth motorcyclist, William Marz, both 28, of Selden, required medical attention, police said.
All four motorcycles were impounded for safety checks, police said.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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