Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Dead on I-287 Entrance Ramp
He failed to negotiate a curve at the Exit 7 ramp onto the highway, police said.
WHITE PLAINS, NY – A motorcycle rider lost control and died on an entrance ramp to I-287 Monday evening, police said.
New York State Police said they were called to the scene at 7:06 p.m. Feb. 6.
The investigation revealed that Josaias S. Fernandes, 52, of White Plains, NY, was operating a 2009 Suzuki motorcycle eastbound on the acceleration ramp of Exit 7 to I-287 when he failed to negotiate a curve, losing control, running off the road.
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Fernandes was transported to White Plains Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The accident was reconstructed by the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.
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