SHIRLEY, NY — A 55-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Shirley on Monday afternoon, Suffolk police said.
Robert Haufler, of Holbrook, was riding a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle south on William Floyd Parkway near Ridgewood Drive when he lost control and struck the driver's side of a parked 2016 Jeep at about 1:20 p.m., police said.
Haufler was ejected from the motorcycle, police said.
He was taken to NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check, police said.
Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Seventh Squad detectives at 631-852-8752.
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