What Happened
Suffolk County Police said a 55-year-old Holbrook man was killed Monday, October 12, 2026, after losing control of a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle he was riding southbound on William Floyd Parkway and striking the driver’s side of a parked 2016 Jeep at approximately 1:20 p.m. The impact ejected him from the motorcycle. He was transported to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, according to a Suffolk County Police Department press release.
Patch (Shirley-Mastic) and TBR News Media reported, citing police, that the crash occurred near Ridgewood Drive — a cross-street reference not included in the official police release.
The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check, police said.
Road and Transit Impact
Patch (Shirley-Mastic) reported that William Floyd Parkway was closed in both directions following the crash and remained shut between Dawn Drive and Flower Hill Drive as of 4:20 p.m., citing police. Patch reported the call for the crash came in at 1:22 p.m., which is two minutes after the approximate 1:20 p.m. crash time stated in the official police press release.
What Officials Have Said Next
Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
What we don’t know yet: no source has established what caused the motorcyclist to lose control, and no source has addressed whether the parked Jeep had an occupant.
Sources
- Suffolk County Police Department (official record)
- Patch
- Patch
- Suffolk County Police Department (official record)
- TBR News Media (Suffolk County Police press release text)
- Daily Voice