SHIRLEY, NY — A motorcyclist died in a Shirley crash Saturday night, police said.
According to Suffolk County police, the crash took place at the intersection of Clyde Road and Hounslow Road at about 7:20 p.m.
Anthony Viola, 44, of Mastic, was driving a Ducati motorcycle westbound on Clyde Road when he went through a stop sign and crashed into the driver’s side door of a 2023 Kia SUV traveling southbound on Hounslow Road, police siad.
Viola was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the Kia, a 38-year-old man from Shirley, was transported to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue for treatment of minor injuries, police said.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks, police said.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852- 8752.
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