Crime & Safety
LI Motorcyclist Killed In Shirley Crash After Hitting Parked Jeep: PD
The Holbrook man lost control of his motorcycle on William Floyd Parkway and was ejected after striking a parked Jeep, police said.
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.
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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.
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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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