SUV Driver Fails Left Turn, Rider Killed
A Ford SUV driver turned left on Gateway Drive at night and hit a 36-year-old man on a KTM motorcycle head-on. Police recorded failure to yield and unsafe speed. The rider was thrown and killed in the road.
What We Know
According to the police report, a Ford SUV driver making a left turn on Gateway Drive near Schroeders Avenue in Brooklyn hit a 36-year-old man riding a KTM motorcycle head-on. The rider was ejected and died at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way and unsafe speed as contributing factors. The report notes the motorcycle rider was unlicensed. The crash happened on a Monday evening after dark.
People
Occupant killed
Age 36; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2010 FORD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 3; Pre-crash movement: Making Left Turn; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Motorcycle
2018 KTM -MCL; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed
Press Articles
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