What Happened
Suffolk County Police said a 20-year-old Copiague man was riding a 2026 Kawasaki eastbound on Montauk Highway in Copiague on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Police said he “lost control of the motorcycle, left the roadway, and struck a curb and telephone pole at 3:39 p.m.” He was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip with serious injuries, and the Kawasaki was impounded for a safety check, police said. First Squad detectives are investigating. Patch reported that the crash happened near South Great Neck Road.
Less than three hours later, a second motorcyclist was seriously hurt in Mastic, Greater Long Island reported, citing Suffolk County police. According to that report, at approximately 6:15 p.m. a 25-year-old man was riding a 2025 Kawasaki Z900 southbound on Poospatuck Lane. He collided with a northbound 2012 Ford F-150 that was turning left onto Shinnecock Avenue. Patch gave the same account, attributing it to police.
Greater Long Island reported that the rider was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. The pickup’s driver, a 23-year-old Riverhead man, was not injured, and both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Sources differ on the motorcyclist’s hometown. Greater Long Island and News 12 identified him as a Center Moriches resident, while Patch described him as being from Mastic.
What Officials Have Said Next
Detectives are asking anyone with information about the Copiague crash to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152, according to Suffolk County Police. Anyone with information about the Mastic crash can contact the Seventh Squad in Shirley at 631-852-8752, Greater Long Island and Patch reported.
Sources
- greaterlongisland.com
- Patch
- Suffolk County Police Department (official record)
- Patch
- News 12
- News 12