Police Investigating Fatal Motorcycle Crash


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Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a motorcyclist in Medford.

Hasani Martin-Rathan was driving a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on North Ocean Avenue when he crashed into a southbound 2018 Ford van that was attempting to turn left onto Cedar Avenue.

The 27-year-old driver of the motorcycle, of Brentwood, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner.

The driver of the Ford, 24-year-old Angel Bravo-Jimenez, of Medford, was not injured.

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the Fifth Squad at 631.854.8542.

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