Motorcyclist With Defective Throttle Kills Woman on Queens Sidewalk
A motorcyclist lost control on 37th Avenue and hit a 44-year-old woman standing on the sidewalk near 90th Street. She suffered severe leg fractures and died after the impact. A defective accelerator is listed in the police report.
What We Know
According to the police report, a motorcyclist traveling west on 37th Avenue near 90th Street in Queens lost control and hit a 44-year-old woman who was standing on the sidewalk. She sustained fractures and other severe injuries to her lower legs and later died. Police recorded a defective accelerator on the motorcycle as a contributing factor. A parked SUV was also listed in the crash report but was not cited as causing injuries.
People
Pedestrian killed
Age 44; Female; Pedestrian location: Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Not at Intersection; Pedestrian action: Not in Roadway; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Motorcycle
2023 YAMA -MCL; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Accelerator Defective; Second contributing factor: Passing Too Closely
SUV
2023 TOYT -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Rear Quarter Panel
Where
37th Ave & 90th St, Queens
Press Articles
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