Traffic & Transit

Motorcyclist Dies From Injuries Sustained In N. Patchogue Crash

The driver of the car involved in the crash with the motorcycle was issued a summons for driving without a license.

The driver of a 2010 Acura was headed southbound on North Ocean Avenue and tried to make a left turn onto eastbound Shaber Road when his car collided with a Kawasaki motorcycle traveling northbound on North Ocean Avenue at 7:30 p.m.
The driver of a 2010 Acura was headed southbound on North Ocean Avenue and tried to make a left turn onto eastbound Shaber Road when his car collided with a Kawasaki motorcycle traveling northbound on North Ocean Avenue at 7:30 p.m. (Shutterstock)

NORTH PATCHOGUE, NY — A 29-year-old motorcyclist died from his injuries sustained in a crash between a motorcycle and a car in North Patchogue Saturday evening, according to Suffolk police.

Edisson Chocho-Uzho, 24, of Patchogue was driving a 2010 Acura southbound on North Ocean Avenue and tried to make a left turn onto eastbound Shaber Road when his car collided with a Kawasaki motorcycle traveling northbound on North Ocean Avenue at 7:30 p.m.

The driver of the motorcycle, 29-year-old Gerard Gutman, of Sayville was taken via ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries. He later died from his injuries. Chocho-Uzhoand a 23-year-old passenger in the car were both transported to Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

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Chocho-Uzho was issued a summons for driving without a license. The motorcycle and vehicle were impounded for safety checks.

Anyone with information on this crash is asked to contact the Fifth Squad at 631-854-8552.

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