40-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Copiague Crash

A bicyclist was seriously injured during a crash with a car on Long Island.

The area of the serious crash that injured a bicyclist.
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01/31/2023 9:00 a.m.

The crash took place in Copiague around 6:20 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30 at the intersection of Dixon Avenue with Volta Street.

According to Suffolk County Police, Isaac Flores, age 29, of Long Island City, was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata westbound on Dixon Avenue when the vehicle struck a man on a bicycle who rode across his lane of traffic at the intersection of Volta Street.

The bicyclist, Alexis Espinal-Cepeda, age 40, of Copiague, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries.

Flores was not injured, police said.

The Hyundai was impounded for a safety check.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on the crash to contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152.

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