Distracted SUV driver kills e-bike rider
A Honda SUV driver drifted through Roosevelt Avenue and hit a 43-year-old man riding an e-bike before dawn near 84th Street. Police recorded driver inattention. The rider died in the street, another neighbor erased in the dark.
What We Know
A 43-year-old man riding an e-bike west on Roosevelt Avenue near 84th Street in Queens was killed when a Honda SUV driver, also traveling west, hit him overnight. According to the police report, police recorded driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The cyclist sustained fatal injuries to his entire body and was pronounced dead at the scene.
People
Bicyclist killed
Age 43; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2018 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Rear Bumper; Damage: Left Rear Bumper; Driver license status: Licensed
Bike
Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction; Second contributing factor: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion
Where
84-07 Roosevelt Ave, Queens
Press Articles
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