Truck Driver, Speeding Rider, One Dead Night
A 22-year-old motorcyclist hit a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway before dawn. Police cited unsafe speed. The rider died in the road while the truck driver carried on eastbound.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 22-year-old motorcyclist traveling east on the Long Island Expressway hit the trailer of an eastbound diesel tractor-trailer overnight in Queens. Police recorded unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The rider was ejected and suffered fatal crush injuries. The truck driver, a licensed 34-year-old man in a large commercial vehicle, was not hurt.
People
Occupant killed
Age 22; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Motorcycle
2022 TRUM -MCL; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: Left Side Doors; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Unsafe Speed
Truck
2021 FRHT-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Trailer; Damage: Trailer; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
Long Island Expy