Updated Thursday 1:40 a.m.: A motorcyclist suffered "severe injuries" in a collision with a vehicle on North Haven Wednesday evening, according to Sag Harbor Fire Department Chief Pete Garypie.
said a passing motorist reported the crash on Ferry Road, near Fresh Pond Road, at 7:05 p.m., saying there was "a motorcyclist down in the roadway and he was not moving."
A man was riding a 2000 Honda motorcycle northbound on State Route 114 when the motorcycle struck a 2003 Jeep Liberty, which was also headed north, according to police. While the Jeep driver was not injured, the motorcyclist was airlifted to Stony Brook University Medical Center. treated him at the scene and transported him to to meet the Suffolk County medevac helicopter.
Police said they are withholding the victim's identity pending notification of his family.
The closed Ferry Road, part of Route 114, between the Jordan C. Haerter Memorial Bridge entrance and Cove's End Lane at 8:15 p.m. Southampton Town and police were dispatched to the scene as well, along with town traffic control officers.
The accident remains under investigation, and both vehicles were impounded for a safety check, police said.
Check back for more information when it becomes available.
