Inexperienced Rider Slams Parked SUVs, Dies
A 25-year-old KTM rider hit two parked SUVs on Fort George Avenue on a summer night and was ejected. According to police, driver inexperience came first; head trauma and severe bleeding came next. He died there in the dark.
What We Know
According to the police report, a 25-year-old man riding a 2024 KTM motorcycle north on Fort George Avenue near Audubon Avenue hit two unoccupied parked Ford SUVs. Police recorded driver inexperience as a contributing factor. The rider was ejected, suffered head trauma and severe bleeding, and was pronounced dead at the scene on that Friday night.
People
Occupant killed
Age 25; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Motorcycle
2024 KTM -MCL; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inexperience
SUV
2003 FORD -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: Left Side Doors
SUV
2011 FORD -CAR/SUV; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Left Rear Bumper; Damage: Left Rear Bumper
Where
Fort George Ave & Audubon Ave, Manhattan
Press Articles
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