Unsafe-speed motorcycle crash kills rider in Edgemere
Wade Jamar Jenkins, 38, of Richmond, Virginia, died just after 1 PM at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street after two westbound motorcyclists and a northbound sedan driver collided.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
The crash happened just after 1 p.m. on July 17, 2022, at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45 Street in Edgemere. Official crash records list two westbound motorcycles and a northbound sedan, record unsafe speed for both motorcycles, and say a 38-year-old motorcyclist died while two motorists were injured. Press accounts differed on the sequence: the Daily News described the riders as colliding with the car, while amNY reported that the driver hit the pair. Shore News Network later reported that police arrested Mark Graham and charged him with operating a vehicle without a license.
People
Occupant killed
Age 38; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Motorcycle
2020 SUZI -MCL; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed
Motorcycle
2002 HOND -MCL; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Demolished; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed
Sedan
2014 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed
Where
BEACH CHANNEL DRIVE and BEACH 45 STREET