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.
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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.
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Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852- 8752.
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