Motorcyclist seriously injured in Wyandanch crash, Suffolk County police say
A Huntington Station motorcyclist was seriously hurt in Wyandanch after a left-turning Honda struck his Yamaha on Long Island Avenue. Police impounded both vehicles and are still investigating.
A Huntington Station motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after a late-night crash in Wyandanch when a left-turning Honda Accord struck his bike on Long Island Avenue, Suffolk County police said. Kendron Rivers, 30, was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip after the collision at about 11:10 p.m. Saturday, June 14.
Police identified the driver as Kemish Hutton-Murray, 43, of Wyandanch. Hutton-Murray was driving a 2011 Honda Accord southbound on Long Island Avenue and turning left to eastbound Long Island Avenue when a northbound 2011 Yamaha motorcycle collided with the passenger side of the car, according to investigators. Police said Hutton-Murray was not injured.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks as Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives continued the investigation. The crash involved the kind of intersection conflict that safety officials have long flagged as especially dangerous for riders: a motorcycle moving straight through while another vehicle turns across its path.
That risk is reflected in national crash data. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says most multi-vehicle motorcycle crashes happen when another driver does not see the motorcyclist, and it urges motorists to approach intersections carefully and yield when turning. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says left-turn crashes, in which a vehicle turns left in front of an oncoming motorcycle, are the most common type of collision between a motorcycle and another vehicle.
The stakes are high for riders on Long Island roads, where a single turning decision can send a motorcyclist to the hospital in an instant. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported 6,335 motorcyclist deaths in U.S. crashes in 2023, the highest number ever recorded in its data series, and said motorcyclists accounted for 15% of all crash deaths that year. NHTSA also says a DOT-compliant helmet is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of serious injury or death in a crash.
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