Rider Dies in 4th Avenue Collision With Jeep Driver
A 21-year-old rider, identified by the Daily News as Nicholas Sanchez, was killed and his passenger injured when, according to police, he rode south on Fourth Avenue and hit a Jeep driven east on 52nd Street early June 3, 2023.
What We Know
A late-night collision at Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street in Brooklyn killed 21-year-old Nicholas Sanchez and injured his 22-year-old passenger. The official record lists one motorist killed, one motorist injured, and traffic-control disregard as a contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police, reported that Sanchez was riding south on Fourth Avenue when he hit a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven east on 52nd Street by a 44-year-old man. The passenger was hospitalized in stable condition, the Jeep driver remained at the scene, and police said no charges were immediately filed. The official record lists the two-wheeler as a moped, while the Daily News described it as a motorcycle.
Police described a southbound rider and an eastbound Jeep driver
The crash was recorded at 2:44 a.m. on June 3, 2023, at Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street in Brooklyn. The Daily News, citing police, reported that Nicholas Sanchez was riding south on Fourth Avenue when he hit a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven east on 52nd Street.
The official record lists one motorist killed and one motorist injured. Police told the Daily News that Sanchez and his 22-year-old passenger were both thrown from the two-wheeler.
Nicholas Sanchez died after being taken to NYU Langone
The official record lists the person killed as a 21-year-old male driver. The Daily News identified him as Nicholas Sanchez of Williamsburg and reported that EMS took him and his passenger to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where Sanchez died.
The sources describe the two-wheeler differently
The official record lists a 2020 Jeep sport utility vehicle and a 2022 ZNEN moped. The Daily News, citing police, described Sanchez as driving a motorcycle and identified the Jeep as a Grand Cherokee.
The official record says the Jeep driver was licensed in New York and traveling east before the crash. It lists the two-wheeler driver as unlicensed and traveling south before the crash.
Investigators recorded traffic-control disregard
The official crash record lists Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor and also lists Driver Inattention/Distraction for the two-wheeler driver. The Daily News reported that no charges were immediately filed as police continued investigating.
Fourth Avenue is a high-crash corridor in Brooklyn
The collision was recorded at Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC’s street context for Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn counts 2,076 crashes, 1,379 injuries, 78 serious injuries and 10 deaths since 2022.