A Riverhead man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash on the Long Island Expressway in Manorville, Suffolk County Police said in a press release.
Bruce Bihary, 71, was operating a 2011 Can-Am motorcycle eastbound on the expressway, west of Exit 69, when he crashed into the attenuator portion of a State Department of Transportation truck that was closing traffic for highway construction at approximately 8:50 p.m., Suffolk police said.
Bihary was airlifted via police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition, according to the report. The driver of the truck, Jose Fernandez, 38, of Shirley was not injured, police said.
A truck-mounted attenuator is a safety device attached to the rear of a truck that’s designed to absorb the impact of a collision, protecting the workers in a work zone as well as the occupants of a vehicle that impacts the attenuator.
The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check. Members of the Motor Carrier Safety Section responded and conducted a safety check of the Hino at the scene, according to the press release.
Suffolk County Police Department Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the crash. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
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