Crime & Safety
Motorcyclist Killed in Crash
Accident occurred on Route 25A, East of Carley Avenue in Huntington.
Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in Huntington this morning.
Second Precinct police officers responded after a 911 caller reported a man laying on the ground next to a motorcycle at 4:10 a.m.
An investigation by Second Squad detectives revealed Benjamin Koche was operating a Honda motorcycle eastbound on Route 25A, just east of Carley Avenue, when he apparently failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. His motorcycle left the roadway and struck a pole.
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Koche, 23, of 65 Centershore Road, Centerport, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner, according to police.
Anyone with information about this crash is asked to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
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