Driver sought after fatal Queens cyclist crash
A driver in a white truck fled after a cyclist was killed near Liberty Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway on Nov. 24, 2022, 1010 WINS reported; the official record lists one cyclist killed.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
The official record places the collision at 11:37 a.m. and identifies the cyclist as a 43-year-old woman; 1010 WINS instead described a male cyclist and placed the crash around 12:30 p.m. The record lists a westbound tanker making a left turn and a cyclist traveling east, while 1010 WINS reported that a driver in a white truck hit a southbound cyclist on the Van Wyck service road. 1010 WINS said the driver fled and police were searching.
The reported details differ.
The official record places the collision at 11:37 a.m. on Nov. 24, 2022, and records one cyclist killed and no other injuries. It identifies the cyclist as a 43-year-old woman and lists a westbound 2014 tanker making a left turn and a cyclist traveling east.
1010 WINS, citing authorities, reported that a driver in a white truck hit a male cyclist riding southbound on the Van Wyck service road around 12:30 p.m. The accounts differ on the cyclist’s sex, travel direction and crash time.
Near Liberty Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway.
The official record names Liberty Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway. 1010 WINS placed the crash on the expressway service road near Liberty Avenue in Richmond Hill.
Police were searching for the driver.
1010 WINS reported that the driver sped away. Police had made no arrests and the investigation was ongoing when the report was published.