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Motorcycle Crash in Yaphank: Woman Killed, Man Seriously Injured

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Suffolk County Police are investigating a tragic motorcycle crash that occurred on the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank. The accident, which happened around 5:25 p.m. yesterday, involved a 2007 Harley-Davidson, a 2016 Lexus SUV, and ...

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Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a woman and seriously injured a man in Yaphank yesterday.
 
Frederick Fischer was operating a 2007 Harley-Davidson westbound on the Long Island
Expressway, just west of Exit 68, with Dawn Jimenez-Salta as a passenger on the back, when the motorcycle struck the rear of a 2016 Lexus SUV that had slowed down due to traffic at
approximately 5:25 p.m. The Lexus then struck the rear of a 2019 Audi SUV.
 
Jimenez-Salta, 60, of Garden City, was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in
Patchogue where she was pronounced dead. Fischer, 65, of Bay Shore, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. There were no other injuries.
 
All three vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Detectives are asking anyone with
information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.