Motorcyclist Killed in Mount Sinai Collision After Driving Wrong Way on Route 83

Update: Suffolk County Police say that the circumstances of the crash are still under investigation. 

A motorcyclist was killed in Mount Sinai on Thursday after driving the wrong way and colliding with two vehicles.

Rony Juarez-Bonilla, 23, of Selden, was riding a 2012 black Kawasaki motorcycle northbound in the southbound lanes of Patchogue-Mount Sinai Road (Route 83). At the intersection of Canal Road, he struck a 2022 Honda CR-V traveling westbound. Juarez-Bonilla then collided with a 2018 Dodge Ram that was stopped in the westbound turning lane.

The crash occurred at approximately 2:03 p.m. Responding officers provided CPR and medical aid to Juarez-Bonilla until EMS arrived. He was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The drivers of the Honda and Dodge were not injured. All three vehicles were impounded for a safety check.

Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are investigating the incident and are asking anyone with information to contact them at 631-854-8652.