Motorcyclist Dies in BQE Crash With Dump Truck
Motorcycle driver Artem Polin, 24, died in a crash with a dump truck on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway at 1:20 p.m. Aug. 24, 2024; Patch reported both drivers were traveling eastbound.
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What We Know
Motorcycle driver Artem Polin, 24, died after a crash with a dump truck on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway on Aug. 24, 2024. The official record gives the time as 1:20 p.m.; Patch reported the crash around 1 p.m. and said both drivers were traveling eastbound near the Fort Hamilton Parkway pedestrian overpass. Patch reported that responders took Polin to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead. The dump truck driver stayed at the scene; as of Patch's Aug. 26 report, no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.
The crash
Patch reported that Polin was riding eastbound in the center lane and that a dump truck driver was also traveling east when the collision occurred around 1 p.m. The official record gives the time as 1:20 p.m. and records one person killed and no injuries.
The person killed
Patch identified the motorcycle driver as Artem Polin, 24. The official crash record classifies the person killed as a motorist.
Near the Fort Hamilton Parkway pedestrian overpass
The official record places the crash on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Patch located it near the Fort Hamilton Parkway pedestrian overpass.
Response and investigation
Patch reported that responders took Polin to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead. The outlet said the dump truck driver stayed at the scene. As of Patch's Aug. 26 report, no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.