Motorcycle Rider Dies After Edgemere Collision With Sedan Driver
A 38-year-old motorcycle driver died at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street on July 17, 2022, after police said two westbound riders and a 52-year-old northbound sedan driver collided in Edgemere, leaving another rider critically injured.
What We Know
The crash happened at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street in Queens on July 17, 2022. City records list two motorcycle drivers traveling west and a sedan driver traveling north before the collision; a 38-year-old motorcycle driver was killed, and two other motorists were injured. News reports described the impact differently: the Daily News wrote that the riders collided with the car, while amNewYork, citing police, wrote that the 52-year-old driver hit the riders. City records listed unsafe speed for both motorcycle entries and listed the sedan driver as unlicensed. Police reported no immediate charges.
A second rider was critically injured
Police told the Daily News that one motorcyclist died at the scene and a 33-year-old rider was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition. The 52-year-old sedan driver was taken to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital, where police said he was expected to recover.
Records cite speed, while accounts differ on the impact
City records listed unsafe speed for both motorcycle entries. The same record listed the sedan driver as unlicensed.
The Daily News reported that the two riders collided with the car. amNewYork, citing police, reported that the 52-year-old driver hit the two riders. Both reports said the riders were westbound on Beach Channel Drive and the driver was northbound on Beach 45th Street.
The collision left a chaotic scene in Edgemere
amNewYork reported that one motorcycle caught fire after impact and another was pinned to a garden fence. Police cordoned off the intersection while they investigated.
The Daily News reported that there were no immediate charges.
Beach Channel Drive has seen repeated serious harm
The crash happened at Beach Channel Drive and Beach 45th Street in Edgemere, Queens.
CrashCountNYC location data for Beach Channel Drive in Queens shows 833 crashes, 513 injuries, 36 serious injuries and 6 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.