It's unfortunate that one person died, but it could have been more than that,

There were proposals to develop the land, but none went forward, ... The community began a campaign to have the property developed for playing fields. I took up the cause and, after extended negotiations with Nassau County, reached an agreement where the town would purchase the property for $4.7 million and take over 9.8 land miles of county road.

The motorcycle accelerated into the path of the police officer causing him to take immediate evasive action,

He detected a motorcycle at a speed of over 100km/h in a 60km/h zone,