BMW driver fails to yield, kills teen rider
A BMW SUV driver failed to yield at 21st Street and 21st Avenue and hit a 16-year-old on an e-bike. The teen was ejected, suffered severe pelvic bleeding, and died in the street at night.
What We Know
A 16-year-old boy riding an e-bike was killed when a BMW SUV driver going straight on 21st Street hit him at 21st Avenue in Queens. According to the police report, the boy was ejected, suffered severe bleeding from an abdomen and pelvis injury, and died at the scene. Police recorded failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. The teen rider was unlicensed. The crash happened on a Monday evening after dark.
People
Bicyclist killed
Age 16; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2022 BMW -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Permit
Bike
Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Other*; Travel direction: Northwest; Point of impact: Demolished; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
Where
21st St & 21st Ave, Queens
Press Articles
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