East Massapequa e-bike rider struck in North Amityville crash

An East Massapequa man was hospitalized with serious injuries Friday night after his e-bike struck a car at a North Amityville intersection, police said.

Matthew Axmacher, 41, was riding his e-bike east on West Oak Street when he struck the driver’s side of a 2007 Honda Civic traveling north on County Line Road about 8:20 p.m., police said.

The Honda’s driver, James Lee Kelly, 39, of North Amityville, was passing through a green light at the intersection when the e-bike hit him, authorities said. Kelly was not injured.

Axmacher was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, where he is being treated for serious injuries.

Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are investigating. Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call 631.854.8152.

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