Daniel Verbeke, 21, is killed after his motorcycle veers off the road and strikes a boulder, police said

A Babylon man was killed Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle... — A Babylon man was killed Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle veered off Wading River Road and struck a boulder. Credit: Paul Mazza

By Alek Lewisalek.lewis@newsday.com @aleklewis99April 4, 2026 9:13 pm

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Manorville on Saturday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.

Daniel Verbeke, of Babylon, was riding a 2026 Yamaha on Wading River Road, just south of Maple Lane, when the motorcycle “left the roadway and struck a boulder and a mailbox” at about 1:56 p.m., according to a police news release.

Verbeke was transported to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The motorcycle was impounded for a safety check, police said.

Suffolk County Police Seventh Squad detectives are continuing to investigate the crash and are asking anyone with information to call 631-852-8752.

By Alek Lewis

alek.lewis@newsday.com @aleklewis99

Alek Lewis covers the towns of Southampton, East Hampton and Shelter Island for Newsday. He previously worked as a reporter for RiverheadLOCAL, where he received awards from the New York Press Association and the Press Club of Long Island for his reporting on local government and politics. A Riverhead native, he is a graduate of Stony Brook University.

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