Motorcyclist Dies After Edgemere Collision With Driver
A 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed and two other men were injured at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street, where police said two westbound riders and a 52-year-old man driving north collided, leaving the second rider critically hurt.
What We Know
Two motorcycle riders were heading west on Beach Channel Drive and a 52-year-old man was driving north on Beach 45th Street when they collided in Edgemere on July 17, 2022. The city record lists a 38-year-old male motorcycle driver as killed and two motorists as injured. Police told reporters the second rider, a 33-year-old man, was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition, and the driver was taken to St. John's Episcopal Hospital. The official record attributes unsafe speed to both motorcycle riders and lists no immediate charges in the press account. The two main press accounts did not use the same wording for the moment of impact: amNY reported that the 52-year-old driver hit the two riders, while the Daily News reported that the riders collided with the driver's car.
Two riders and a driver met at the intersection
The official record places the crash at 1:09 p.m. on July 17, 2022, at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street in Queens. It lists two one-occupant motorcycles traveling west and a one-occupant sedan traveling north before impact.
The press accounts agree that two motorcyclists were heading west on Beach Channel Drive and a 52-year-old man was driving north on Beach 45th Street. They differ in phrasing: amNY reported that the driver hit the pair of riders, while the Daily News reported that the riders collided with the driver's car.
One rider died, and two other men were hurt
The city record identifies the person killed as a 38-year-old male motorcycle driver. The Daily News reported that he died at the scene.
Police told reporters that the second rider, a 33-year-old man, was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition. The 52-year-old driver was taken to St. John's Episcopal Hospital, where police said he was expected to recover.
Speed is the only recorded contributing factor
The official crash record attributes unsafe speed to both motorcycle riders. It does not attribute a contributing factor to the sedan driver in the vehicle records provided.
The Daily News reported that there were no immediate charges.
Beach Channel Drive has seen repeated harm
The crash happened at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street in Edgemere, Queens.
CrashCountNYC's street-level review of Beach Channel Drive in Queens counts 833 crashes, 513 injuries, 36 serious injuries and 6 deaths since 2022.
Fire and a pinned motorcycle marked the scene
amNY reported that fire followed the impact involving one of the motorbikes and that another bike was pinned against a garden fence. Police cordoned off the intersection while they investigated.