Teen Rider Blows Light, Kills 16‑Year‑Old Passenger
A 15-year-old moped rider ran a traffic control on Cooper Avenue and hit a turning SUV. His 16-year-old passenger was thrown off and killed. He suffered a fractured leg. The SUV driver and passenger reported neck and leg pain.
What We Know
A 15-year-old boy was operating a 2021 Yamaha motorcycle with Alexandra "Allie" Ariza, 16, seated behind him near Cooper Avenue and 88th Street in Glendale on Feb. 21, 2022, police told the Daily News. Police said he collided with the front of a Mazda CX-30 outside St. John Cemetery. The city record says one person was killed and three motorists were injured, and it cites traffic control disregarded for the crash and driver inexperience for the Yamaha operator. Alexandra suffered a head injury and died at Jamaica Hospital two days later. The boy was taken to Cohen Children's Medical Center with a leg injury, and the Mazda driver and passenger were treated for minor injuries. No charges had been filed when the Daily News reported on the crash.
A passenger died two days after the Queens crash
The crash happened at 3:13 p.m. on Feb. 21, 2022, at Cooper Avenue and 88th Street in Queens. The city record lists one person killed and three motorists injured.
Police told the Daily News that Alexandra "Allie" Ariza, 16, was riding behind a 15-year-old boy operating a 2021 Yamaha motorcycle when he collided with the front of a Mazda CX-30 outside St. John Cemetery. Both teenagers were thrown onto the asphalt, according to the article.
Four people were taken to hospitals
Alexandra, of Nyack in Rockland County, suffered a head injury and was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where she died two days later, the Daily News reported. The city record identifies the person killed as a 16-year-old female passenger.
Records describe a Yamaha and a Mazda
Police and the city vehicle record describe the Yamaha as a 2021 motorcycle. The crash record's summary field also lists a moped among the vehicle types, while the vehicle-level entry identifies a motorcycle.
The city vehicle record says the Yamaha operator was male and unlicensed, with two occupants, traveling east and going straight ahead. It lists the Mazda as a 2021 station wagon or sport utility vehicle with a licensed male driver, two occupants, and a pre-crash movement of making a left turn.
The city record cites traffic control and inexperience
The city crash record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor and lists driver inexperience for the Yamaha operator. The Daily News reported that no charges had been filed at the time of its March 10, 2022 article.
Cooper Avenue and 88th Street sit by a busy crash corridor
The fatal crash happened near Cooper Avenue and 88th Street in Glendale, outside St. John Cemetery, according to the city record and the Daily News.
CrashCountNYC's Crash Finder counts 379 crashes, 204 injuries, 12 serious injuries and one death on 88th Street in Queens since 2022.