Motorcyclist dies in collision in Ridge

A motorcyclist from Middle Island was killed in a collision in Ridge Saturday.
Police say John Laflair was riding his Harley Davidson eastward on Middle Country Road when he was hit by another driver, who was trying to make a U-turn.
It happened around 11:30 a.m., near Pine Bark Road.
Laflair was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A passenger in the car that hit him was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital.
The driver of the car was not injured.