Motorcyclist dead after parkway crash

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A Brooklyn woman was killed on Aug. 20 after her motorcycle collided with a car on the Southern State Parkway near the border of Valley Stream and Franklin Square, police said.

According to police, Antionette Phillips, 31, veered into the exit lane at Corona Avenue to attempt to pass traffic, struck a Honda Odyssey that was already on the ramp, and was ejected from the motorcycle. Phillips was taken to Franklin General Hospital and died a short time later from her injuries.

Police said there didn’t initially appear to be any criminality associated with the crash.