Jericho Tpk, Jericho, 8.28.2009

1010wins.com reports here that a motorcyclist lost his life when he crashed into a fence along Jericho Turnpike, Jericho, early on August 28, 2009.

Southern State Pkwy, Exit 15, 8.18.2009

An eastbound motorcyclist killed himself on the Southern State Parkway about 3:30 a.m., Monday, August 18, 2009.  When I happened to pass the scene about 6:30, the police were taking measurements just east of the Corona Avenue bridge, exit 15.  The cyclist had four lanes to choose, but he crashed into the rear of an automobile.  The reporter for Newsday has given a fuller description here.

North Broadway, Jericho, 7.20.2009

Upon exiting the Northern State Parkway (from eastbound parkway or from westbound parkway), a man on a motorcycle hit a curb along North Broadway, Jericho.  The time was about 11:30 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009.  Unfortunately, the rider fell into northbound traffic on North Broadway and was struck and killed.  Please see the newsday.com article here.

Wantagh Parkway, 7.20.2009

About 8 p.m. on Monday, July 20, 2009, before sundown, a bicyclist alongside the Wantagh Parkway stopped to repair a flat tire.  The location was reported as just north of  the Goose Creek Bridge, one of three bridges on the parkway north of Jones Beach.  The bicycle path runs alongside the northbound three lanes of traffic, but most of the time four or more yards away from the lanes.  At the bridges, however, the path is closer to the traffic.

Unfortunately, a northbound motorcyclist lost control of his cycle, left the parkway, crashed into the bicyclist and killed him.  The newsday.com story is here.  Police charged the motorcyclist as driving while intoxicated and other charges.

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The location of the crash may be different from what was stated in the news reports.  I have been watching for a memorial, and today (July 24, 2009), I found it not at the Goose Creek bridge, but further north, just before reaching the bridge over Seaman’s Creek.  The guard rail and cyclone fence appear damaged from a crash, and hanging on the fence are a bicycle wheel and other mementos.   This is about 3.5 miles north of the Jones Beach water tower.

Hempstead Tpk, Elmont, 6.24.2009

Sad to relate, a motorcyclist was killed in Elmont just before midnight on Wednesday, June 24, 2009.  According to the Long Island Press here, he was traveling west when he collided with into a sedan turning left (east to north) onto Plainfield Avenue.  This accident was also related in Saturday’s print edition of Newsday.  Of the approximately 133 fatalities reported on this blog, 23 have involved left turns.

Seaman’s Neck Rd and Kingsberry Rd, north Seaford, 5.11.2009

Along wide, residential Seaman’s Neck Road, near where Kingsberry Road enters from the east, a driver facing south made a u-turn to go north. In the process, he struck and killed a motorcyclist riding south.  The street is the borderline between the Levittown and Seaford post office designations; hence some confusion about the location.  The newsday.com story is here.

Grand Avenue, Baldwin, 5.12.2009

A motorcyclist traveling north on Grand Avenue, Baldwin, was killed at the intersection of Village Avenue.  A southbound car, making a left turn, struck the motorcycle.  The newsday.com story is here.

Southern State Pkwy median, 11.2.2008

Regrettably, a motorcyclist lost his life when he was riding eastbound on the Southern State Parkway near Peninsula Blvd. about 9 a.m. Sunday, November 2, 2008.  The police reported he was seen weaving and speeding.  He crashed into the center divider.  The brief newsday.com account is here.

Sheridan Blvd, Inwood, 9.21.08

Sad to relate, a motorcyclist died about noon on Sunday, September 21, 2008, the result of a collision with an automobile at the intersection of Grand Central Place and Sheridan Blvd., Inwood, in the Town of Hempstead.  The newsday.com article is here.  Grand Central Place is one-way westbound.  According to the article the car struck by the motorcycle was making a left turn onto southbound Sheridan Blvd.

Hempstead Tpk, Elmont, 9.7.2008

Sad to tell, a motorcyclist lost his life in Elmont when, traveling east, he crashed into a parked car, a planter, and a street sign.  The link to newsday.com is here.  The time was about 9:30 on Sunday night, September 7, 2008.  Newsday did not identify the nearest intersection or give an address.