Bay Shore motorcyclist seriously injured in Islip crash, police say
A Bay Shore rider was thrown onto a lawn after his motorcycle hit a Tahoe at Raymond Street and South Bay Avenue, sending him to South Shore University Hospital.
Jefferson Vanegas Rivas, a 20-year-old Bay Shore motorcyclist, was seriously injured Tuesday evening after his motorcycle struck the front passenger side of a Chevrolet Tahoe at Raymond Street and South Bay Avenue in Islip, police said. The crash, which happened at 6:52 p.m., ended with Vanegas Rivas thrown onto the lawn of 99 South Bay Avenue and taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment.
Suffolk County police identified the SUV driver as Meghan Finnerty, 40, of Islip, and said she was not hurt. Detectives said Finnerty had been heading east on Raymond Street, stopped at a stop sign, and then continued through the intersection. Vanegas Rivas, traveling north on South Bay Avenue on a 2006 Honda CRB, went through a stop sign, collided with the 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe, then hit a curb before being ejected.
The Suffolk County Police Third Squad is investigating the crash, and both vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Detectives asked anyone with information to call the Third Squad at 631-854-8352.
The collision unfolded on a neighborhood street network that many Islip and Bay Shore residents use every day, not on a high-speed roadway, making the severity of the injuries especially striking. South Shore University Hospital, located at 301 East Main Street in Bay Shore, is the regional destination for seriously injured crash victims in this part of Suffolk County and sits close to the corridor where the wreck happened.
The Third Precinct, which serves Bay Shore, Islip and nearby hamlets, says it handles traffic problems and other quality-of-life concerns across the communities it covers. Tuesday’s crash adds another serious motorcycle injury to the county’s traffic-safety concerns and shows how quickly a stop-controlled intersection can turn into a life-altering trauma scene when a rider is involved.
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