A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in Glen Head on Sunday night after he was thrown from his vehicle and crashed into a tree, Nassau County Police said.
The crash occurred when Jeffrey Schneider, of Hempstead, struck a large rock while traveling northbound on Glen Cove Road near University Place at 9:41 p.m., police said.
Schneider was transported to a local hospital by Glen Cove Fire Department ambulance, police said, and was pronounced dead at 10:36 p.m.
Though police said there was no apparent criminal activity in connection with the crash, Schneider’s 2007 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle was impounded for brake and safety inspections.