What Happened
A 29-year-old Kings Park motorcyclist was seriously injured Friday night after his eastbound 2014 Kawasaki collided with a turning Jeep Gladiator on Pulaski Road in Kings Park, Suffolk County police said. The crash was reported at approximately 9:20 p.m. on August 22, 2026.
Ethan Semevolos-Bullock, of Kings Park, was riding east on Pulaski Road when a 2023 Jeep Gladiator entered his path, according to Patch. The Jeep, driven by Sharif Oma Hassan, 46, also of Kings Park, was making a right turn onto Pulaski Road when the two vehicles struck each other, police said.
Semevolos-Bullock was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries, Patch reports. Hassan was not injured. Suffolk County police impounded both vehicles — the Kawasaki and the Jeep Gladiator — for safety checks following the collision.
Location & Road Context
Pulaski Road runs east-west through Kings Park, a hamlet in the Town of Smithtown. The stretch where Friday night’s crash occurred sits in a residential and commercial corridor that feeds local surface streets. For a broader look at crashes in Kings Park and surrounding roads, longislandtraffic.com tracks incidents across Suffolk County. Motorcyclists on Long Island’s local roads face particular exposure at right-turn intersections, where vehicle sight lines for turning drivers are shorter than at signalized crossings.
Investigation & Legal Proceedings
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are handling the investigation, according to Patch. No charges had been announced as of Monday, August 24. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call detectives directly at 631-854-8452.