Motorcyclist Killed in New Dorp Lane Pickup Collision
A 29-year-old motorcycle rider was killed Sunday afternoon at New Dorp Lane and 10th Street after a collision with a pickup driven by a 21-year-old who stayed at the scene, police told the Daily News.
What We Know
A 29-year-old motorcycle rider was killed Sunday afternoon at New Dorp Lane and 10th Street on Staten Island. The official crash record lists a pickup truck and motorcycle, with the rider traveling west and the pickup driver traveling south and making a left turn. Police told the Daily News the collision involved a white Dodge Ram, that the 21-year-old pickup driver stayed at the scene, and that no arrests had been made. The official record lists turning improperly and disregarding traffic control for the pickup driver, and unsafe speed and improper passing or lane usage for the motorcycle rider.
Sunday afternoon crash at New Dorp Lane
The official record places the crash at 3:29 p.m. on September 3, 2023, at New Dorp Lane and 10th Street on Staten Island, and records one motorist killed.
Police told the Daily News that the 29-year-old motorcycle rider was found beside his wrecked bike after the collision with a white Dodge Ram. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.
The rider died; the pickup driver stayed
The official record identifies the person killed as a 29-year-old male motorcycle driver. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the pickup driver was 21 years old and remained at the scene.
Police said no arrests had been made as of the Daily News report, and the NYPD collision investigation squad was investigating.
Recorded movements and contributing factors
The official record lists the pickup driver as traveling south and making a left turn, and the motorcycle rider as traveling west and going straight ahead.
For the pickup driver, the record lists turning improperly and disregarding traffic control. For the motorcycle rider, it lists unsafe speed and improper passing or lane usage. The Daily News reported damage to the Dodge Ram at the rear driver-side door.
A fatal crash on a busy New Dorp corridor
The crash happened at New Dorp Lane and 10th Street in Staten Island's 10306 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC's location context for New Dorp Lane in Staten Island counts 229 crashes, 120 injuries, 6 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.