Motorcyclist Killed In Crash; Other Driver Fled: Nassau PD

Garden City NY

22 July, 2021

9:13 AM

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HEMPSTEAD, NY — A motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car Wednesday night in Hempstead, and Nassau County police are looking for the driver. According to police, a 57-year-old man was driving a 2004 Yamaha motorcycle south on Baldwin Road at 9:55 p.m. when he was in a collision with a 2020 Kia that was making a left turn onto Lawson Street. The motorcyclist suffered serious head and body trauma, and was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic. The driver of the Kia fled the scene on foot, heading west on Lawson Street. Police say the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. All callers will remain anonymous.