Traffic & Transit

Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Blue Point Crash

The 55-year-old was hospitalized after the crash on Sunday evening.

The motorcyclist hit the back of a car that was stopped at a four-way stop sign trying turning left on Middle Road at 5:30 p.m. Sunday.
The motorcyclist hit the back of a car that was stopped at a four-way stop sign trying turning left on Middle Road at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. (Shutterstock)

BLUE POINT, NY — A motorcyclist was seriously injured after a crash in Blue Point on Sunday evening, according to Suffolk Police. The crash occurred when the driver of a 2019 Ford Fusion stopped at a four-way stop sign and began turning left to continue on Middle Road.

Then a 2010 Kawasaki Versys motorcycle being driven by a 55-year-old Medford man hit the back of the sedan at 5:30 p.m., police said. The motorcyclist was transported via Blue Point Rescue Ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was treated for serious injuries.

The driver of the Ford, a 61-year-old New Jersey man, and three passengers in the car were not injured. Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.

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