Hempstead Man, 32, Killed in Motorcycle Crash

By Rashed Mian Posted on December 20, 2014

A 32-year-old Hempstead man was killed in a motorcycle crash in his hometown Friday night, Nassau County police said.

The victim, Gregory Morrell, was traveling eastbound on Lawson Street at 7:12 p.m. when his motorcycle struck a car pulling into a driveway east of Long Beach Road, police said.

Morrell was transported to Mercy Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 7:27 p.m., police said.

The other driver was not injured, police said.

Both the car and motorcycle were impounded for brake and safety checks, police said. No criminality is suspected at this time.

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Rashed Mian has been covering local news for the Long Island Press since 2011. He graduated from Hofstra University in 2010 where he studied print journalism. Rashed, the staff’s multimedia reporter, covers daily news for the web, shoots/edits feature videos and writes about civil liberties. He loves Afghan food and sports. Rashed is also a caffeine freak. Email: rmian@longislandpress.com. Twitter: rashedmian