Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Melville
A Deer Park man is suffering with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Ruland Road.
A 29-year-old man is in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Melville.
According to Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives, Jordan Rutcofsky, of Deer Park, was operating a 2011 April motorcycle westbound on Ruland Road at a high rate of speed, when he crashed into Charles Pleckaitis, 73, who was driving a 2010 Toyota eastbound and attempting to make a left onto Maxess Road at 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday.
Melville Rescue brought Rutcofsky to Nassau University Medical Center in critical condition with life-threatening injuries.
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Pleckaitis, of Huntington, was not injured.
Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.
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Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed this crash to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252. All calls will be kept confidential.
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