Police ID David Kruger, of North Bellmore, as 1 of 2 separate motorcycle fatalities in Nassau

Two motorcycle riders, one a 17-year-old boy, the other a 53-year-old man, died in separate Nassau crashes Sunday afternoon within 30 minutes and less than 6 miles of each other, the Nassau County Police Department said.

Police on Monday identified the 53-year-old who died as David Kruger, of North Bellmore.

In the first crash, the teenager was riding a 2005 Suzuki at 1:30 p.m. west on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard near the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale "when he struck a curb and was ejected from his motorcycle," the police said in a news release Sunday.

"The operator suffered major injuries as a result of the accident," the release said. "He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased by a hospital physician. No other injuries were reported."

The teenager's identity had not been released as of late Monday.

A half-hour after that fatal crash, Nassau police said, Kruger, riding a 2002 yellow Suzuki motorcycle in North Bellmore, hit a 2019 Volkswagen heading north on Bellmore Road as its driver, an 18-year-old male, attempted a U-turn at Garfield Street.

Kruger was also heading north on Bellmore Road at the time of the collision, the police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Volkswagen driver and an 18-year-old female passenger remained at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

Investigations into both crashes are ongoing, police said.

With Deborah S. Morris