Motorcyclist Killed in Motor Vehicle Crash, Driver Arrested for DWI
Suffolk County Police today arrested a woman for driving while intoxicated after she was involved in a motor vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist in West Babylon.
Cindi Pereira was driving a 2019 Nissan Sentra northbound on Straight Path, attempting to turn right on to 13th Street, at approximately 6:30 p.m. when multiple motorcycles rode past the left of the vehicle.
The Nissan collided with a black 2006 Yamaha motorcycle, driven by Kevin Wellington, who was riding on the right shoulder of the road.
The Nissan and the Yamaha then struck a 2008 Dodge Avenger stopped at a stop sign on 13th St facing westbound. The Nissan then struck a curb and entered a parking lot. The driver of the Dodge, Anthony Risucci, 25, of West Babylon was not injured. The other motorcyclists left the scene.
Wellington, 30, of Amityville, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip where he was pronounced dead.
Pereira, 31, of Brentwood, was charged with Driving While Intoxicated. She will be held overnight at the Fourth Precinct and is scheduled for arraignment at First District Court in Central Islip on September 18.