Dawn Jimenez-Salta, of Garden City, dies in motorcycle crash on LIE in Yaphank

A woman was killed and a man seriously injured when their motorcycle collided with a car that had slowed for traffic Sunday on the Long Island Expressway in Yaphank, police said.

In a separate accident Monday morning, a motorcyclist was killed on the LIE near Exit 58, closing the westbound lanes during rush hour. Further details weren't immediately available.

Suffolk police said Frederick Fischer, 65, of Bay Shore, was operating a 2007 Harley-Davidson westbound on the LIE near Exit 68 when traffic slowed and he struck the rear of a 2016 Lexus SUV at about 5:25 p.m. The Lexus then struck a 2019 Audi SUV, Suffolk police said.

A passenger on the Harley, Dawn Jimenez-Salta, 60, of Garden City was transported to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue, where she was pronounced dead.

Fischer was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with serious injuries.

There were no other injuries reported in the incident, police said.

All three vehicles were impounded for safety checks. Additional information regarding the circumstances of the crash was not immediately available Monday.

Seventh Squad detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact them at 631-852-8752.

More coverage: Long Island traffic crashes claimed 243 lives in 2022, 29% more than in 2019, Newsday has reported. The level was the highest since 2015, as dangerous driving increased post-COVID-19 and police traffic enforcement dropped, according to a Newsday analysis of crash and ticketing data and traffic experts.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”