SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY. (THECOUNT) — Gregory Petriella, of Bellerose, New York, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday fatal motorcycle crash in Suffolk County.

Petriella, 66, died after suffering an unknown medical event while operating a motorcycle in Smithtown Saturday.

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According to reports, Petriella was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle in the area of Pulaski Road in Kings Park, when he apparently suffered a media episode. The bike then exited the roadway and wrecked.

Petriella was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Anyone with possible information on the crash should call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452.

Kings Park a hamlet in the Town of Smithtown.

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Geo quick facts: Suffolk County is a predominantly suburban county on Long Island and the easternmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the county’s population was 1,493,350, estimated to have decreased slightly to 1,481,093 in 2018, making it the fourth-most populous county in New York – Wikipedia.