Teen Motorcyclist Crashes In Hauppauge While Fleeing Cop: SCPD

HAUPPAUGE, NY — A teenager motorcyclist was seriously injured in a Hauppauge crash Tuesday morning after Suffolk police said he was trying to drive away from an officer.

Michael Occhino, 17, of Deer Park, was seen speeding on a 1999 Kawasaki motorcycle by a Highway Patrol officer who was pulling out of a parking lot on Route 347 west, police said. The officer tried to pull over Occhino at a traffic signal at Route 347 and Townline Road, police said. Occhino drove away from the officer, police said, and went through a red light. The officer then continued west on Route 347 in the direction Occhino fled and saw him rear-end a 2019 Ford box truck a quarter-mile west of Route 454 around 10:20 a.m., police said.

Occhino was brought to Stony Brook University Hospital in serious condition. The man driving the box truck was not injured.

The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check, and Occhino will be issued multiple summonses, police said. Motor Carrier Safety Section officers inspected the Ford following the crash.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to call the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555.