Crime & Safety

Motorcyclist Killed on Jericho Turnpike

Man, 52, dies in crash near Schiller Avenue.

Suffolk County police detectives are investigating a motorcycle crash that killed a Middle Island man Monday.

Mark Spoerer, 52,  was driving his 2009 Harley Davidson east on Route 25 when he apparently lost control of his motorcycle and struck a utility pole west of Schiller Avenue in Huntington at approximately 10:40 a.m., police said.

Spoerer was taken to Huntington Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check and the investigation is continuing.


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