Tragic Tango: Motorcycle Dances with Rumble Strips, Claims Young Rider's Life in Rocky Point Collision
Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist in Rocky Point last night.
Timothy Ross was operating a 2007 Honda motorcycle southbound on Rocky Point Yaphank Road, north of Whisky Road, when the motorcycle struck rumble strips on the edge of the roadway, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, which left the roadway and crashed into a tree, at 10:52 p.m.
Ross, 19, of Shirley, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.
The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.