Motorcyclist Dies After Hell's Kitchen 12th Avenue Crash
City records show one motorist was killed at 12th Avenue and West 46th Street on June 4, 2022; police told the Daily News that Ian Overmier, 28, lost control while trying to pass a turning driver and was thrown from his motorcycle.
What We Know
Ian Overmier, 28, was riding north on 12th Avenue on June 4, 2022, when police said he tried to pass a driver who was turning right onto West 46th Street. Police told the Daily News that Overmier could not get around the driver, lost control, struck a curb and was thrown from his motorcycle. Medics took him to Mount Sinai West, where he died. City records place the crash at 4:07 p.m. and record one motorist killed and no other injuries. The motorcycle entry lists the rider as unlicensed and records driver inexperience and failure to yield right-of-way as contributing factors.
Police described a passing attempt before the fatal fall
Police said Ian Overmier was riding north on 12th Avenue when he tried to pass a driver who was turning right onto West 46th Street. He could not get around the driver, lost control and struck a curb, according to the Daily News account of the police report.
City records place the crash at 4:07 p.m. on June 4, 2022, at 12th Avenue and West 46th Street in Manhattan. The official record lists one motorist killed and no other injuries.
A West Side intersection on a heavily used crosstown street
The crash was recorded at 12th Avenue and West 46th Street in Manhattan, near the western edge of Hell's Kitchen.
Crash Finder context for West 46th Street in Manhattan shows 275 crashes, 144 injuries, 12 serious injuries and one death from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
The rider was identified as Ian Overmier
Police identified the motorcyclist as Ian Overmier, 28, and said he lived on the Upper West Side.
The official person record describes the person killed as a 28-year-old male motorcycle driver.
Records point to inexperience and right-of-way failure
The crash-level city record lists driver inexperience as a contributing factor. The motorcycle vehicle entry also lists failure to yield right-of-way.
The Daily News account attributed the fatal sequence to Overmier losing control after he tried to pass a driver who was turning right.
Medics took the rider to Mount Sinai West
After Overmier was thrown from his motorcycle, medics took him to Mount Sinai West. Police told the Daily News that he could not be saved.