Legal news for New York Motorcycle Accident attorneys – Motorcyclist killed on Southern State Parkway Suffolk County police reported a Toyota corolla and pickup truck fled.
Suffolk County, NY (NewYorkInjuryNews.com) – A Suffolk County man was fatally injured on the Southern State Parkway after he rear-ended a pickup truck and then was slammed from behind by another vehicle Thursday night, announced Newsday.
Police identified the motorcyclist as 52-year-old John Roberts, resident of Brentwood, who was ejected off of his bike and then ran over by another vehicle Thursday night. Police and emergency medical services (EMS) arrived at the scene of the accident to find the motorcyclist in the road and the truck and sedan had already fled the scene. Roberts was already dead.
Roberts had been traveling in the eastbound lanes on the Southern State Parkway around 10 p.m. on his Kawasaki motorcycle approaching Exit 36. Eyewitnesses told the police that the truck that Roberts bumped had been black and they also reported seeing a dark-colored Toyota Corolla that struck Roberts on the road.
The vehicles reportedly had left the motorcyclist in the road and fled the scene of the accident. Suffolk County police officials are investigating the crash to determine if it was just an accident or an intentional act.
Bridget Hom
NewYorkInjuryNews.com
