Motorcyclist injured in Farmingdale crash
A motorcycle rider was thrown from his Harley-Davidson and severely injured Sunday afternoon when he collided with a car in Farmingdale, police said.
Nassau police said the 52-year-old man was traveling south on Round Swamp Road near Quaker Meeting House Road when the driver of a 2009 Nissan merged onto the road, causing the motorcycle to strike the car.
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A motorcycle rider was thrown from his Harley-Davidson and severely injured Sunday afternoon when he collided with a car in Farmingdale, police said.
Nassau police said the 52-year-old man was traveling south on Round Swamp Road near Quaker Meeting House Road when the driver of a 2009 Nissan merged onto the road, causing the motorcycle to strike the car.
The motorcyclist was treated on the scene for a leg wound and then airlifted by Nassau County Police helicopter to a nearby hospital, where he was in serious condition.
Police filed no charges but impounded both vehicles for safety checks.
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