Teen driver dies in three-vehicle Belt Parkway crash.
A driver identified by police accounts as 16-year-old Mohammed Ayth Alkotait was killed in a three-vehicle collision on the Belt Parkway at 2:05 a.m. June 18, 2022, and the official record counts five injuries.
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What We Know
Police accounts differ on the sequence: the Daily News says Alkotait clipped a Kia and then hit a Hyundai, 1010 WINS says the first impact sent him toward a third car, and the Home Reporter says he lost control before the contacts. Reports also differ on the Honda Odyssey's description and the hospital where he was pronounced dead; the official record counts one death and five injuries.
Reports give different accounts of the sequence.
Witnesses told the Daily News that Alkotait was driving east at high speed, clipped a Kia, and then struck a Hyundai. The paper reported that the vehicle overturned and rolled onto the Shore Parkway service road; the Post also described contact with a Kia followed by a Hyundai.
1010 WINS said the first impact sent Alkotait toward a third car. The Home Reporter instead said he lost control before the contacts. The Daily News and 1010 WINS reported that he was ejected.
The crash happened on the Belt Parkway early Saturday.
The official record places the collision on the Belt Parkway at 2:05 a.m. on June 18, 2022. The Daily News locates it near Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst, and the Home Reporter says it was eastbound near Exit 5. The Post gives an approximate time of 2:20 a.m.
Reports identify Alkotait as the teenage driver.
The official record identifies a 16-year-old male driver as the person who died. The Daily News and Home Reporter identify him as Mohammed Ayth Alkotait. The Daily News describes him as an Arizona resident; the Home Reporter describes him as an Arkansas resident.
The Daily News, 1010 WINS and the Home Reporter report that Alkotait was taken to NYU Langone-Brooklyn, where he died. The Post instead says he was taken to Lutheran Hospital and pronounced dead.
The Daily News, Post and Home Reporter place four passengers in Alkotait's vehicle; 1010 WINS says four passengers were in another car. The official record counts five people injured.
Reports disagree on the Odyssey's description.
The Daily News and Home Reporter identify Alkotait's vehicle as a Honda Odyssey minivan. The Post also identifies a Honda Odyssey, describing it as an SUV and later as a van. 1010 WINS calls it a Hyundai Odyssey. The official record lists a Honda in its station-wagon or sport-utility category, which does not settle the differences in the reports.
The Post identifies the other vehicles as a Kia Soul and a Hyundai sedan. The official record lists a Kia in its station-wagon or sport-utility category and a Hyundai sedan.