Long Island man dead after crashing motorcycle into tree

CALVERTON, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a Long Island man is dead after he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a tree.

The accident happened at 7:45 p.m. Friday in Calverton.

Suffolk County police say 26-year-old Darien Grasman was riding his motorcycle eastbound on Mill Road when he lost control, skidded off the roadway and hit a tree.

Grasman, of Bay Shore, was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

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