Motorcyclist killed in Shirley crash, Suffolk County police investigate
Anthony Viola, 44, died after his motorcycle ran a stop sign at Clyde and Hounslow roads in Shirley and struck a Kia SUV; the driver was hurt.
A 44-year-old Mastic man died after his Ducati motorcycle ran a stop sign at Clyde Road and Hounslow Road in Shirley and slammed into the driver’s side of a 2023 Kia SUV, Suffolk County police said. Robert Scaturro, 38, of Shirley, was driving the Kia and was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in Patchogue with minor injuries.
Police said the crash happened at about 7:20 p.m. on June 21. Anthony Viola was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives impounded both vehicles for safety checks and asked anyone with information to call the Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
The fatal collision adds to a larger safety problem that keeps motorcycles overrepresented in crash deaths. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said 6,228 motorcyclists were killed in the United States in 2024, accounting for 16% of all traffic fatalities. In New York, the Institute for Traffic Safety Management and Research reported 4,681 personal-injury motorcycle crashes and 189 motorcyclist deaths in 2024.
State health data shows why the loss in Shirley reverberates beyond one family. The New York State Department of Health says motor vehicle traffic injuries are the leading cause of injury-related death in Suffolk County, and statewide traffic crashes kill an average of three New Yorkers a day. In a residential corridor where drivers and riders share the same roadway network, a single stop-sign violation can turn a familiar intersection into a fatal scene in seconds.
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