Truck driver kills cyclist on Maurice
A box-truck driver went straight on Maurice Avenue and hit a 47-year-old man on a bike. The rider was thrown, crushed, and killed with head injuries on a Queens street at night.
What We Know
According to the police report, a box-truck driver traveling straight on Maurice Avenue in Queens hit a 47-year-old male cyclist at about 8 p.m. The collision with the oversized truck threw the rider from his bike and caused crush injuries and fatal head trauma. The cyclist was recorded as ejected and killed at the scene. No specific driver error is listed in the report’s contributing factors data.
People
Bicyclist killed
Age 47; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2016 CHEV-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Failure to Yield Right-of-Way; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Bike
Occupants: 1; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End
SUV
2012 FORD -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel
Where
Maurice Ave
Press Articles
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