Mastic Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash

By Timothy Bolger Posted on June 7, 2016

A 41-year-old motorcyclist from Mastic was killed in a crash in Islip Terrace on Tuesday morning.

Suffolk County police said Alexander Rivera was riding a Suzuki motorcycle westbound on Sunrise Highway when he struck the back bumper of an SUV, then hit the back of a tractor-trailer, lost control of his motorcycle and fell off east of Saxon Avenue at 8:10 a.m.

The victim was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead. The other two drivers were not injured.

Third Squad detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information on this crash to call them at 631-854-8352.

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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.