Ejected Harley Rider Killed on 25a Fort Salonga

Suffolk County Police Second Squad Detectives are investigating a crash that killed a Floral Park woman yesterday.

Mary Santry-Rosenvinge, was driving her 2015 Toyota RAV4 eastbound on Fort Salonga Road at approximately 5:35 p.m. and, as she attempted to make a left hand turn into her driveway, west of Sandy Hollow Road, her vehicle struck a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle operated by James Losito, who was traveling westbound on Fort Salonga Road. Losito’s girlfriend, Martha Garcia, was riding on the back of the motorcycle and was ejected from the vehicle. Garcia, 57, of Floral Park, was transported to Huntington Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Losito, 53, of Floral Park, and Santry-Rosenvinge, 66, of Fort Salonga Road, Northport, were transported to Huntington Hospital where they are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The vehicles were impounded for safety checks and the investigation is continuing. Detectives are asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

The Northport Fire Department responded to a motorcycle crash on Fort Salonga Road, west of Sandy Hollow Road in Northport. The motorcycle and an SUV crashed at about 5:35 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2015. The driver of the motorcycle, his passenger, and the woman driving the SUV were transported to Huntington Hospital by Northport and Centerport rescue squads ambulances. The Northport Fire Department was on the scene four trucks and two ambulances, with an additional ambulance requested from the Centerport Fire Department. About 40 firefighters and EMS personnel were under the direction of First Assistant Chief Brad Wine.

Photos by Steve Silverman