Police arrested a man in connection with a fatal Queens motorcycle crash
A 52-year-old driver and two westbound motorcyclists were involved in a crash at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street in Queens at 1:09 p.m. on July 17, 2022; Wade Jamar Jenkins died and two people were injured, while reports differed on the impact sequence.
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What We Know
A 52-year-old man was driving north on Beach 45th Street as two motorcyclists traveled west on Beach Channel Drive when they collided in Edgemere on July 17, 2022. Reports differed on the impact: AmNewYork said the driver hit the riders, while the Daily News and 1010 WINS described the riders as striking the car. One rider died and two people were injured. Shore News Network later reported that police arrested Mark Graham in connection with the crash and that he faced a charge of operating a vehicle without a license.
Police accounts differed on who struck whom.
The official record places the crash at 1:09 p.m. on July 17, 2022, and records one death and two injuries.
AmNewYork, citing police, reported that the 52-year-old driver traveling north on Beach 45th Street hit two motorcyclists heading west on Beach Channel Drive. The Daily News and 1010 WINS described the riders as striking the northbound car; the Daily News said one rider hit it and the second collided with the same car.
AmNewYork and 1010 WINS reported that one motorcycle caught fire on impact and the other was pinned against a garden fence.
Reports identified the rider who died.
1010 WINS identified the rider who died as Wade Jamar Jenkins, 38, of Virginia, and reported that he was pronounced dead at the scene. Shore News Network later identified him as being from Richmond, Virginia.
The Daily News and AmNewYork reported that the surviving 33-year-old rider was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition; 1010 WINS later reported that he was stable. The Daily News said the 52-year-old driver was taken to St. John's Episcopal Hospital and was expected to recover, while AmNewYork described him as stable.
Reports named two motorcycles and a sedan.
1010 WINS identified Jenkins as the operator of a 2020 Suzuki and the surviving 33-year-old rider as the operator of a 2002 Honda. It described the car as a 2014 Nissan Altima.
The intersection is in Edgemere.
The crash occurred at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street in Edgemere, Queens. AmNewYork reported that a daycare and a community farm were just across the street from the intersection.
Police later arrested a man in connection with the crash.
1010 WINS reported that the car's driver remained at the scene and that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. The Daily News reported no immediate charges. Shore News Network later reported that police arrested Mark Graham in connection with the crash and that he faced a charge of operating a vehicle without a license.