Motorcyclist killed in Midtown crash involving a turning driver
A driver turning right from Sixth Avenue onto West 42nd Street was involved in a collision at 10:42 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2024, that killed a motorcyclist identified by Patch as 24-year-old Desmond Paige; the official record lists one motorist killed.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police told Patch that a driver turning right from Sixth Avenue onto West 42nd Street was involved in a collision with Desmond Paige, who was riding a Liefan motorcycle. The official record classifies the other vehicle as a taxi, while Patch's police account describes it as a Toyota SUV. Police said Paige was taken to Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead.
The accounts describe the turning movement
Police told Patch that a driver traveling north on Sixth Avenue attempted a right turn onto West 42nd Street as Paige rode a Liefan motorcycle. The official record says the taxi was traveling north and making a right turn while the motorcycle was traveling north and going straight.
The official record classifies the other vehicle as a taxi; Patch's police account describes it as a Toyota SUV.
At West 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue
The official crash record places the collision at West 42nd Street and Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan. Patch described the intersection as West 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue.
Paige was taken to Bellevue
Patch reported that Desmond Paige, 24, was from South Carolina. Police said he suffered severe head and body trauma and was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, where he was pronounced dead.
Police continued their investigation
Police told Patch that the driver remained at the scene and that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.