Two bicyclists were injured — one critically, one seriously — in separate incidents in Suffolk County.
On February 28, Rebecca Brandstetter was driving a 2024 Lexus SUV southbound on Indian Head Road, near Manitou Trail, in Kings Park when the vehicle struck a bicyclist riding on the shoulder of the roadway at 11:58 a.m.
The bicyclist, Christoper Conley, 64, of Kings Park, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition. Brandstetter, 34, of Kings Park, and her passenger were not injured.
Later that day, Patrick Kuhnel was driving a 2025 Subaru southbound on Echo Avenue, at New York Avenue, when a northbound bicyclist struck the vehicle, at 6:54 p.m. The bicyclist, James Murrin, 61, of Sound Beach, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Kuhnel, 61, of Sound Beach, was not injured.
Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check.
Anyone with information on the incident in Kings Park is asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452. Anyone with information on the Sound Beach incident is asked to call the Seventh
Squad at 631-852-8752.