Queens rider dies after Laurel Hill Boulevard crash.
An 18-year-old driver died in a March 9, 2024, crash at Laurel Hill Boulevard and 49th Street; QNS reported that he struck a curb and was ejected.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
An 18-year-old man was riding east on Laurel Hill Boulevard when he struck a curb and was ejected, according to QNS, which attributed the account to NYPD investigators. CBS News and QNS reported that he was found unconscious and pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital. The official record identifies the person killed as the driver and places the crash at 10:37 p.m. on March 9, 2024, at 49th Street. Both articles locate it near 48th Street. CBS said responders found him just before 11 p.m.; QNS said he was riding just before 11:50 p.m. The official record classifies the vehicle as a motorscooter, while the articles call it a moped. QNS reported that an NYPD spokeswoman was unsure whether rain contributed.
QNS reported that the rider struck a curb.
QNS reported that NYPD investigators determined the man was traveling east on Laurel Hill Boulevard on a gas-powered moped, struck a curb, and was ejected. CBS News reported that police were investigating the cause and whether other vehicles were involved.
CBS News and QNS reported that responders found him unconscious in the roadway and that he was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.
The person killed was 18.
The official record identifies the person killed as an 18-year-old male driver. CBS News and QNS reported that police found him unconscious on the roadway.
Sources describe the vehicle differently.
The official crash record classifies the vehicle as a motorscooter. CBS News and QNS describe it as a moped; QNS specifies that it was gas-powered.
The reported cross street and times differ.
The official record places the crash at Laurel Hill Boulevard and 49th Street in Queens at 10:37 p.m. on March 9, 2024. Both articles locate it near 48th Street. CBS News said responders found the man just before 11 p.m.; QNS said he was riding just before 11:50 p.m.
Rain's role was unresolved.
QNS reported that heavy downpours were affecting Queens that night. An NYPD spokeswoman told the publication she was unsure whether wet conditions contributed to the crash, and QNS said the Collision Investigation Squad's investigation remained ongoing.