Motorcyclist Dies After 12th Avenue Crash in Hell's Kitchen
At 12th Avenue and West 46th Street, where the official record logged one motorcyclist killed, police said Ian Overmier, 28, lost control while trying to pass a driver turning right and later died at Mount Sinai West.
What We Know
Ian Overmier, 28, was riding north on 12th Avenue on a Saturday afternoon when police said he tried to pass a driver turning right onto West 46th Street in Hell's Kitchen. Police told the Daily News he could not get around the driver, lost control and hit a curb, throwing him from the motorcycle. Medics took him to Mount Sinai West, where he died. The official crash record lists one motorist killed, a northbound motorcycle going straight ahead, and Driver Inexperience as a contributing factor.
Police said the rider tried to pass a turning driver
The official record places the crash at 4:07 p.m. on June 4, 2022. Police told the Daily News it happened about 4:05 p.m., as Ian Overmier rode north on 12th Avenue and tried to pass a driver turning right onto West 46th Street.
Police said Overmier could not get around the driver, lost control and hit a curb. He was thrown from the motorcycle, and medics took him to Mount Sinai West, where he died.
The crash was recorded on West 46th Street by 12th Avenue
The fatal crash was recorded at 12th Avenue and West 46th Street in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen area.
CrashCountNYC's location context for West 46th Street in Manhattan shows 275 crashes, 144 injuries, 12 serious injuries and 1 death since 2022.
Ian Overmier was identified by police
Police identified the rider as Ian Overmier, 28, and said he lived on the Upper West Side. The official record lists the person killed as a 28-year-old male motorcycle driver.
Records and police accounts point to control and yielding issues
The official crash record lists Driver Inexperience as a contributing factor. The vehicle-level record also lists Failure to Yield Right-of-Way. Police told the Daily News that Overmier lost control while trying to pass a driver turning right.