Motorcyclist Killed in East Elmhurst Crash
A 26-year-old motorcycle driver was killed at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Avenue in Queens on Oct. 8, 2023, after he crashed into two cars, police told the Daily News.
What We Know
A 26-year-old motorcycle driver was killed on Oct. 8, 2023, at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Avenue in Queens. The Daily News reported that police said the man died after he crashed into two cars near that corner in East Elmhurst. The city crash record lists the motorcycle traveling south and going straight, a BMW SUV traveling north and making a left turn, and a Mazda SUV traveling north and going straight. The record lists unsafe speed and failure to yield right-of-way as contributing factors.
A Sunday evening crash killed a motorcycle driver
The crash happened at about 6:25 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2023, at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Avenue in Queens. The city record lists one person killed and no other injuries.
The Daily News reported that police said the 26-year-old man died after he crashed into two cars near the corner in East Elmhurst.
The corner sits on a high-crash Queens corridor
The crash occurred at Ditmars Boulevard and 31st Avenue in Queens. Along 31st Avenue in Queens, CrashCountNYC’s location context shows 799 crashes, 527 injuries, 25 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.
Highway investigators responded
The Daily News reported that the NYPD Highway Patrol investigated the fatal crash on Ditmars Boulevard near 31st Avenue.