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Riding the Edge: Suffolk County Motorcyclist Survives Spectacular Crash with Acura

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A motorcyclist survives a dramatic collision with an Acura in Shirley, Suffolk County, leaving him seriously injured but stable, while police investigate the incident.

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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist Saturday afternoon in Shirley.
 
Joseph Rota was operating a 2020 Aprilia motorcycle northbound on River Road when the motorcycle collided with a southbound 2017 Acura that was turning left onto Crestwood Drive at 1:58 p.m.
 
Rota, 50, of West Islip, was transported via Shirley Ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Acura, Carol Milazzo-Direnzo, 71, of East Yaphank, was not injured.
 
The motorcycle and the Acura were impounded for safety checks.
 
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.