Center Moriches man, 19, killed in motorcycle crash in Moriches

A 19-year-old Center Moriches man died Tuesday when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at a Moriches intersection, police said.

Charles Carrano was riding a 2006 Honda motorcycle east on Montauk Highway just after 12:30 p.m. when he struck a 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck at the intersection of James Hawkins Road, according to Suffolk Police.

Carrano was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office. The driver of the pickup, Leonardo Munoz-Umanzor, 27, of East Moriches, was not injured.

Both vehicles were impounded for a safety check, police said.

Suffolk Police Seventh Squad detectives are investigating the wreck and ask anyone with information to call 631.852.8752. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1.800.220.TIPS or at P3Tips.com.

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