What Happened
Edison Aguilar, 20, of Patchogue was killed Saturday morning when his motorcycle struck a car that turned left in front of him on Route 112 in Medford, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The crash was reported shortly after 6:50 a.m.
Aguilar was riding a 2008 Honda motorcycle northbound on Route 112, a state highway, when he reached the Southaven Avenue intersection, Newsday reported. A southbound 2016 Toyota Matrix, driven by a 44-year-old Medford resident, was making a left turn at that intersection. The two vehicles collided.
Aguilar was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Toyota driver and a passenger in that vehicle were not injured.
A Suffolk County Police spokesman told Newsday that no criminality is suspected. The name of the Toyota driver was not released.
Location & Road Context
Route 112 is a north-south state highway running through central Suffolk County, connecting Medford to Port Jefferson to the north and Patchogue to the south. The Southaven Avenue intersection sits in a commercial and residential stretch of the highway within Medford. Suffolk County’s Route 112 corridor sees heavy two-way traffic during morning hours, with left-turn conflicts at unsignalized or partially controlled intersections a consistent factor in crashes on this road.
Investigation & Legal Proceedings
The Suffolk County Police Department’s Fifth Squad is handling the investigation. Police ask anyone with information to call 631-852-8552. No charges had been filed as of the department’s August 29 release.