Rider killed, passenger injured in Fourth Avenue crash
Nicholas Sanchez, 21, died and his passenger was injured after police said Sanchez drove south on Fourth Avenue and collided with a driver in a Jeep at 52nd Street; the official record cited Traffic Control Disregarded.
What We Know
Nicholas Sanchez, 21, died after an early-morning crash at Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street in Brooklyn. The Daily News, citing police, reported that Sanchez was driving south on Fourth Avenue with a 22-year-old passenger when he collided with a 44-year-old man driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee east on 52nd Street. EMS took both men from the two-wheeler to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where Sanchez died; his passenger had minor injuries and was in stable condition. The official record listed one motorist killed, one motorist injured, and Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor. The official vehicle detail identified the two-wheeler as a 2022 ZNEN moped, while the police account published by the Daily News described it as a motorcycle.
Police described a southbound rider and an eastbound Jeep driver
The official record placed the crash at 2:44 a.m. on June 3, 2023, at Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street in Brooklyn, with one motorist killed and one motorist injured.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Sanchez was driving south on Fourth Avenue with a passenger seated behind him when he collided with a 44-year-old man driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee east on 52nd Street.
Fourth Avenue has a long crash record
The crash happened at Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street in Brooklyn's Sunset Park area, according to the police account published by the Daily News and the official crash record.
CrashCountNYC's Crash Finder counted 2,076 crashes, 1,379 injuries, 78 serious injuries and 10 deaths on the Fourth Avenue corridor in Brooklyn since 2022.
Sanchez died at the hospital; his passenger survived
Police identified the rider who died as Nicholas Sanchez, 21, of Williamsburg. EMS took Sanchez and his 22-year-old passenger to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where Sanchez died.
Records differ on how to describe the two-wheeler
The official vehicle detail identified the two-wheeler as a 2022 ZNEN moped traveling south and the other vehicle as a 2020 Jeep SUV traveling east. The Daily News account, citing police, described Sanchez as driving a motorcycle and the Jeep as a Grand Cherokee.
The official vehicle records said both drivers were going straight before the crash.
The official record cited traffic-control disregard
The official crash record listed Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor, and the two-wheeler driver's vehicle record also listed Driver Inattention/Distraction.
Police told the Daily News that no charges were immediately filed as the investigation continued.