Posted on 06/22/2017 7:06:29 PM PDT by Morgana
One teen was killed and another is in critical condition after an apparent deliberate car crash with a dirt bike on Long Island, police said.
Suffolk County police said it appeared the bike had been stolen Thursday morning, and the driver of the minivan was attempting to get it back when he spotted two men on it in North Bellport.
"The driver of the minivan spotted his bike and he attempted to obtain the dirt bike," Suffolk Police Commissioner Timothy Sini said.
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So they were loading it into the van and the owner misjudged his braking distance - in his excitement at finding his stolen bike - and ran into the back of the bike and them?
Bike probably looks a bit like this:
He’d better try that defense; I suspect he’s going to jail for this.
I’m guessing that he rear-ended the thieves and was in the process of putting his bike into the back of the minivan when the cops showed up.
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