North Amityville, New York — June 23, 2012
Police say a teenage motorcyclist was injured Saturday during a collision with a sport-utility vehicle in the North Amityville area.
According to officers with the Suffolk County Police Department, 15-year-old Copiague resident Davonte Robinson was riding a dirtbike along Avon Drive. As Davonte approached Great Neck Road, around 5:35 p.m., he was hit by a 2007 Honda CR-V SUV driven by 29-year-old Syosset resident Esteban Rodriguez-Ynoa.
Paramedics airlifted Davonte to Stony Brook University Medical Center for treatment of two leg fractures. Witnesses have been asked to call (631) 854-8152 with any additional information.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, per vehicle mile traveled in 2007, motorcyclists were about 37 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a motor vehicle traffic crash and nine times more likely to be injured.
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