A driver fled after a fatal Belt Parkway crash involving a fallen motorcyclist.
A westbound driver left after 23-year-old Mohammed Hoque fell from his motorcycle near Springfield Boulevard; police accounts differed on whether the driver ran him over or struck him, and the official record places the fatal Belt Parkway crash at 1:18 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2023.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police said Hoque was riding a gray 2008 Yamaha westbound when he collided with the center divider and fell into the roadway. The Daily News reported that police described a westbound driver as running him over; QNS and Patch reported that police said the driver struck him and left. QNS reported that emergency medical workers pronounced Hoque dead at the scene and that police had made no arrests by Nov. 6.
Reports differ on how the driver hit Hoque.
QNS reported that NYPD investigators said Hoque was riding west on a motorcycle when he collided with the center divider and fell into the roadway. The Daily News reported that police said a westbound driver ran him over and continued away; QNS and Patch reported that police said the driver struck him and left.
The official record places the fatal Belt Parkway crash at 1:18 a.m. on Nov. 5, 2023, and records one person killed.
Hoque lived in Cypress Hills.
QNS identified Hoque, 23, as a Brooklyn resident from Grant Avenue in Cypress Hills. QNS reported that emergency medical workers pronounced him dead at the scene.
The investigation was ongoing the next day.
QNS reported on Nov. 6 that no arrests had been made and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad investigation remained ongoing.
Where
BELT PARKWAY