East Northport community mourns loss of teen killed while riding dirt bike

Police say Nicholas Woodworth, 13, was riding a Honda dirt bike eastbound on Pulaski Road around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by a car going north.

News 12 Staff

Sep 6, 2021, 3:59 PM

Updated 1,102 days ago

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The East Northport community is mourning the loss of a teenager who was killed over the weekend while riding a dirt bike.
Police say Nicholas Woodworth, 13, was riding a Honda dirt bike eastbound on Pulaski Road around 11:30 p.m. Saturday when he was struck by a car going north.
Woodworth was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Friends say Woodworth was a regular at the Greenlawn Skate Park, went by the nickname "Blueberry" and was always looking out for other kids.
One friend says he got his name blueberry after wearing all blue while riding a blue bike.
"It is a real huge loss to the scooter community and the skater park community," says Dawn Burke, of Northport. "Everyone knew him at Greenlawn Skate Park. If you said his name there was not a single person who did not know who he is."
Police say the driver of the car that struck Woodworth is not being charged. They remind everyone that riding a dirt bike on the street is illegal.