December 1, 2009

Nassau police continue to search for a hit and run driver that killed a motorcyclist in Franklin Square on Sunday morning.

John Deike, 46, was driving his Honda motorcycle northbound on Commonwealth Street at about 11:45 a.m. when a car traveling eastbound on Naple Avenue broadsided him at the intersection. The driver of the car fled the scene.

The 46-year-old father of two small children was only six houses away from his Franklin Square home where his family eagerly awaited his arrival to go see the Radio City Christmas Show in Manhattan. No one witnessed the accident, but a neighbor heard the collision down the street and notified Deiker’s wife, Christine.

Police arrived at the scene to find Deiker lying in the middle of the street, his motorcycle down and debris scattered in the roadway. Deiker had not been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Emergency personnel transported him to Franklin General Hospital, where he died from his injuries about an hour after the accident.

Police have determined, from the debris at the scene, that the hit and run driver’s vehicle is a 1991-1996 Buick Century.

Deiker’s parents said his wife Christine, 4-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter were inconsolable.

"At this point we are endeavoring to locate the individual who possibly struck Mr. Dieker. We're attempting to identity the vehicle," said Det. Sgt. John DiMartinis of the Nassau Homicide Squad.

Franklin Funeral Home, Inc. of Franklin Square, NY is entrusted with the funeral arrangements for John Deiker. Visitation Tuesday 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass Wednesday 10:30 a.m. at St. Catherine of Sienna R.C. Church. Interment St. Charles Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Deiker family for their children's college fund.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding the crash to please contact the Nassau County Police Homicide Squad, or anonymously call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

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