It happened Saturday, July 2 at about 11:25 p.m. in Holtsville.
A 41-year-old Glen Head man was driving a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas eastbound on Fairview Avenue, attempting to make a left turn onto Country Road 83, when his vehicle was struck by a 2021 Ducati motorcycle traveling southbound on County Road 83, Suffolk County Police said.
The operator of the motorcycle, Frank Shepard, age 28, of Mount Sinai, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The Glen Head man driving the Volkswagen was not injured, said police.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
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