West Babylon Teen Killed In Crash With 84-Year-Old Driver: Cops
A teenage motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a pickup truck in Babylon on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Suffolk County Police said.
An 84-year-old Babylon man was driving a 2022 Chevrolet pickup truck on Tappan Avenue. He was turning onto the eastbound lanes of West Main Street when he struck a 2003 Suzuki motorcycle traveling westbound around 3:08 p.m., police said.
The motorcyclist, identified as Robert Buerkle, 17, of West Babylon, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
The pickup driver was not injured. P…
Former Nypd Officer Charged In Fatal DWI Crash In Cornwall: AG
A former NYPD officer is facing a felony manslaughter charge in connection with a fatal crash on Interstate 87 in Orange County that left a motorcyclist dead, officials said.
Kevin Richmond, age 43, of Highland Mills in Orange County, was arraigned Tuesday, June 17, in Newburgh City Court on a charge of second-degree vehicular manslaughter in connection with the July 2023 crash, which happened in Cornwall, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced on Tuesday.
The charges stem from a deadly crash that happened just after midnight on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Prosecutors say…
Gary Leaper, 40, Killed After Crashing Over Embankment On Route 34 Near Campground: PSP
A motorcyclist was killed after crashing over an embankment on Route 34 in Carroll Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
Gary Leaper, 40, of Shermans Dale, was riding his 2015 Kawasaki Ninja 300 northbound on Spring Road — about a quarter mile north of Landisburg Road — around 10:39 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, according to PSP Newport Trooper Shawn Meinhart.
Investigators say Leaper failed to stay in his lane while navigating a right-hand curve, crossing into the opposing lane and slamming into a guide rail. He was thrown from the motorcycle, fl…
