Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a woman and seriously injured a man in Yaphank on Sunday, October 20th, 2024.
Frederick Fischer was operating a 2007 Harley-Davidson westbound on the Long Island Expressway, just west of Exit 68, with Dawn Jimenez-Salta as a passenger on the back, when the motorcycle struck the rear of a 2016 Lexus SUV that had slowed down due to traffic at approximately 5:25 p.m.
The Lexus then struck the rear of a 2019 Audi SUV.
Jimenez-Salta, 60, of Garden City, was rushed to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue where she was pronounced dead. Fischer, 65, of Bay Shore, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. No one else was hurt in the fatal crash.
All three vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.