A 17-year-old motorcyclist dies after a Belt Parkway crash.
A 17-year-old motorcycle driver identified by Patch as Jeremiah Diaz-Ramos died after a crash that News 12 placed near Stillwell Avenue on the Belt Parkway; the official record lists one motorist killed at 9:55 p.m. on July 8, 2024.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Patch reported that Diaz-Ramos collided with a concrete barrier and was thrown from the motorcycle; News 12 said police reported that he lost control and flew into a guardrail. Both outlets said no other vehicle was involved. The official record lists a 2007 motorcycle, while Patch described a 2017 Honda.
Police accounts differ on the crash sequence.
Patch reported that Diaz-Ramos collided with a concrete barrier and was thrown from the motorcycle. News 12 reported that police said he lost control and flew into a guardrail. Both outlets said no other vehicle was involved.
News 12 placed the crash near Stillwell Avenue.
The official record places the crash on the Belt Parkway at 9:55 p.m. on July 8, 2024. News 12 reported that investigators received a call about a motorcycle crash near Stillwell Avenue at about 9:50 p.m.
Patch identified the rider as Jeremiah Diaz-Ramos.
Patch identified Diaz-Ramos as a 17-year-old from Brooklyn. The official record identifies the person killed as a 17-year-old male motorcycle driver.
Sources give different model years for the motorcycle.
The official record lists the motorcycle as a 2007 model. Patch described it as a 2017 Honda.
The outlets named different hospitals in their accounts of his death.
Patch reported that police said Diaz-Ramos was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Coney Island and pronounced dead there. News 12 reported that he was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, where he later died.