Huntington Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash

By Timothy Bolger Posted on June 13, 2014

A 42-year-old man was killed when he crashed the motorcycle he was riding in his hometown of Huntington on Thursday night.

Suffolk County police said Craig Byer was driving a Harley-Davidson on Elm Street when lost control of the motorcycle at the corner of Nassau Road, skidded into a curb and was ejected at 10 p.m.

Byer was taken to Huntington Hospital, where he died.

Second Squad detectives impounded the motorcycle, are continuing the investigation and ask 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.