Richard Sorrentino, of Queens, dies from injuries sustained in Bellmore motorcycle crash
Motorcyclist Richard Sorrentino, 34, died Friday after suffering severe trauma and burns in a Oct. 12 crash. Credit: Jim Staubitser
A Queens motorcyclist has died from his injuries following an October crash on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore, Nassau County police said.
Richard Sorrentino, 34, was pronounced dead Friday by a hospital physician after suffering severe trauma and burns in the Oct. 12 crash. Sorrentino struck a male bicyclist who was trying to cross Sunrise Highway near Rose Place, police said. The motorcycle caught fire.
Sorrentino was transported by police helicopter to a hospital, where he was initially listed in critical condition.
The bicyclist, who was not named, was hospitalized in stable condition, police said.
No further details were available.
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