Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Seriously Injured in West Hempstead Crash

Lakeview firefighters respond to accident on Southern State Parkway Tuesday night.

A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries Tuesday night in an accident that occurred on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead.

The responded to the crash around 8:30 p.m. on the westbound side of the parkway near Exit 18. Lakeview's 418 ambulance along with its chiefs were on the scene in less than three minutes. When they arrived they found a motorcyclist down and immediately assessed and triaged the victim.

The injured biker, reportedly a 52-year-old man, suffered head injuries. A Lakeview ambulance transported him as a trauma patient to Winthrop University Hospital, where he was rushed into surgery. No further information about his condition is available.

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