RIVERSIDE, NY — A motorcyclist was killed after a crash in Riverside Wednesday night, police said.
According to Southampton police, a 911 call came in at about 10:33 p.m. about a wreck in the southbound lanes of County Road 51, south of Speonk-Riverhead Road and near County
center.
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Just before he saw the debris on the roadway, a motorcyclist had passed the 911 caller. The motorcyclist was traveling in the same direction at high speed, police said.
The witness saw the motorcycle fall into the woods, police said.
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The motorcyclist, Rafael Andre Penalas, 28, of Bayport, was found unconscious with serious injuries by police, authorities said. He was taken to Peconic Bay Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.
No foul play is suspected, police said.
Southampton Police detectives responded to the scene to conduct their investigation, as did New York State Troopers, the Flanders Fire Department, the Flanders Northampton Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Suffolk County Sheriffs.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Southampton Town
Police Department detective division at 631-702-2230. Southampton Police TIPS
Hotline at 631-728-3454 or TIPS e-mail, crimetips@southamptontownny.gov.
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