Unlicensed Rider Blows Light, Woman Killed
On University Avenue, an unlicensed motorcycle rider blew past a traffic control and hit an SUV head-on. His 27-year-old passenger was thrown to the pavement and killed while the night rolled on around her.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 37-year-old unlicensed man driving a motorcycle on University Avenue near West 190th Street disregarded a traffic control and failed to keep right, hitting a northbound SUV head-on on a Sunday night. The impact ejected both the driver and his 27-year-old female passenger. She suffered fatal head injuries. The driver sustained a lower leg fracture. Police recorded traffic control disregarded and failure to keep right for both the driver and passenger on the motorcycle.
People
Occupant killed
Age 27; Female; Position: Left rear passenger; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2019 MERZ -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Front Bumper; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded; Second contributing factor: Failure to Keep Right
Motorcycle
2016 SUZI -MCL; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed
SUV
2009 HOND -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Left Rear Bumper; Damage: Left Rear Bumper
Where
University Ave & West 190th St, Bronx
Press Articles
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