Teen rider collides with Acura in Queens; passenger dies
A 17-year-old rider collided with a 75-year-old Acura driver at 73rd Avenue and 184th Street at 6:32 p.m. on August 23, 2024; passenger Juan Aguilar, 21, died at a hospital.
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What We Know
A 17-year-old was riding east on 73rd Avenue with Juan Aguilar, 21, as his passenger when they collided with an Acura driven north on 184th Street by a 75-year-old man. Aguilar died at a hospital, and the teenage rider was in stable condition. The official record places the crash at 6:32 p.m. on August 23, 2024, and cites unsafe speed for the two-wheeler. Police called it a motorcycle in press accounts; the official vehicle record calls it a moped. Police reported no arrests as of August 26 and said the investigation was continuing.
The collision
Police said a 17-year-old was riding east with a 21-year-old passenger when they collided with a 2017 Acura RDX driven north by a 75-year-old man. Both riders were thrown from the two-wheeler and taken to a hospital.
At a Fresh Meadows intersection
The crash happened near 73rd Avenue and 184th Street in Fresh Meadows, Queens. Police described the riders as traveling east and the Acura driver as traveling north, placing their paths at the intersection.
Juan Aguilar died; the teenage rider survived
Juan Aguilar, 21, of Jamaica, Queens, was the rear passenger. He died at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital. Police said the 17-year-old rider was in stable condition; the 75-year-old Acura driver remained at the scene and was not injured.
Records differ on the two-wheeler
Police described the 2023 Jiajue as a motorcycle in press accounts, while the official vehicle record identifies it as a moped. The other driver was in a 2017 Acura RDX, according to police.
Speed cited; investigation continued
The official record cites unsafe speed for the two-wheeler. ABC7 reported that officials said the rider sped into the intersection. As of August 26, police reported no arrests and said the investigation was ongoing.