ID Released For Man Killed After Car Strikes Scooter On Busy Long Island Roadway

The identity has been released of the driver of a scooter who was killed in a Long Island crash.

Cherry Valley Road and Hempstead Turnpike in West Hempstead.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

07/17/2021 11:00 a.m.

The crash occurred around midnight Friday, July 16 in West Hempstead.

A 31-year-old man was driving a 2021 Mazda westbound on Hempstead Turnpike in the area of Cherry Valley Road when he struck a Bird-battery operated scooter traveling eastbound on the Hempstead Turnpike, Nassau County Police said.

Daniyal Shaukat, 24 of Queens Village. now identified as the driver of the scooter, suffered severe head trauma, and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

Earlier report: Scooter Driver Killed In Crash On Long Island Roadway, Police Say

The driver of the Mazda remained at the scene. The vehicle was brake and safety checked.

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