North Babylon Man Killed in Commack Motorcycle Crash

By Timothy Bolger Posted on May 2, 2013

A 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a truck in Commack early Thursday morning.

Suffolk County police said Anthony Jacovino of North Babylon was riding a motorcycle southbound on Commack Road when his bike collided with a westbound Dodge pickup truck at the corner of Vanderbilt Parkway at 5 a.m.

Jacovino was ejected from the motorcycle, which caught on fire. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The truck driver, 50-year-old George Custance of South Plainfield, New Jersey, was not injured.

Second Squad detectives are asking anyone with information on this crash to call them at 631-854-8252.

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Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.