Farmingville Motorcyclist Dies After Tragic Mattituck Crash

A motorcyclist has died after being badly hurt in a motorcycle crash that took place on Route 25, just west of Love Lane, in Mattituck recently.

Flowers and a photo of Michael D. Lourine, a New York City firefighter, mark the spot where the accident took place. A fabric wrapped around the faded blossoms reads "Cousin."

An obituary published by Moloney Family Funeral Homes in Lake Ronkonkoma reads that Michael Darren Lourine, who was 33, died on Sept. 8, the same day as his tragic accident.

A religious service was held on Sept. 12, with a funeral on Sept. 13 at St. Mary's R.C. Church and a committal service following at Mother Teresa Tribute Center in Lake Ronkonkoma. 

According to Southold Town police, Farmingville resident Lourine  was driving a 2006 Kawasaki motorcycle westbound at 5:50 p.m. when he failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway.

He struck a curb, was ejected, and struck his head on a utility pole, police said.

Lourine was transported by Mattituck Fire Department rescue to Peconic Bay Medical Center with "very serious" injuries, police said at the scene.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, police said.

Route 25 was closed in both directions as police investigated the scene but reopened later in the evening.