Crime & Safety
Melville Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Andrew Garafalo, 21, dies in crash in Cold Spring Harbor Tuesday.
This article was written by Pam Robinson.
A motorcyclist from Melville was killed Tuesday afternoon in a collision in Cold Spring Harbor.
Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives said that Andrew Garafalo, 21, was operating a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle south on Woodbury Road, when he crossed a solid double yellow line to pass another vehicle also traveling south at 4:50 p.m.
Garafalo struck a 2001 Nissan SUV which was turning left from Saw Mill Road to travel north on Woodbury Road, police said.
The operator of the 2001 Nissan, Sean Phillips Mayoka, 19, of Cold Spring Harbor, was not injured.
Second Precinct officers and members of the Advanced Life Support MedCAT team responded. Garafalo was transported to Huntington Hospital via Huntington Community First Aid Squad where he was pronounced dead.
Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with any information to contact the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
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