Queens driver fails to yield, kills rider
A northbound sedan driver failed to yield at 40th Avenue and 12th Street and hit a 37-year-old motorcyclist head-on. The unlicensed, unhelmeted rider was thrown from the bike and died of head injuries in the afternoon crash.
What We Know
According to the police report, a northbound sedan driver failed to yield at 40th Avenue and 12th Street in Queens and hit an eastbound motorcycle head-on. The 37-year-old rider, who police noted was unlicensed and not wearing a helmet, was ejected and killed from head injuries. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor in the crash.
People
Occupant killed
Age 37; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Motorcycle
2019 HOND -MCL; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Sedan
2007 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
40th Ave & 12th St, Queens
Press Articles
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