Motorcyclist Dies After Staten Island Crash With SUV Driver
A 21-year-old motorcycle driver recorded as the lone fatality in the Richmond Avenue and Amboy Road crash was identified by police as Abdumalik Kurbanov, who died after medics took him to Staten Island University Hospital North.
What We Know
Abdumalik Kurbanov was riding south on Richmond Avenue in Eltingville at about 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2024, when the crash involved a 25-year-old woman driving a Chevy Trailblazer near Amboy Road, police told the Daily News. The official record lists a motorcycle and an SUV, with one motorist killed and two motorists injured. Police said Kurbanov was thrown from his Yamaha motorcycle and died after medics took him to Staten Island University Hospital North. The SUV driver was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries, and no charges were immediately filed. The official record lists unsafe speed and traffic-control disregard in the crash, with improper turning also listed for the SUV entry.
What happened on Richmond Avenue
The crash happened at about 7:27 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2024, at Richmond Avenue and Amboy Road. The official record lists one motorist killed and two motorists injured in a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV.
Police told the Daily News that Abdumalik Kurbanov, 21, was riding south on Richmond Avenue when the crash involved a 25-year-old woman driving a Chevy Trailblazer near Amboy Road. Police said Kurbanov was thrown from his Yamaha motorcycle and landed on the asphalt.
Kurbanov died at the hospital
Medics took Kurbanov to Staten Island University Hospital North, where he could not be saved, the Daily News reported. Police said he was about four miles from home.
The 25-year-old SUV driver was taken to the same hospital with minor injuries, according to the Daily News. The official record lists two injured motorists in addition to the fatality.
The official record describes the riders' and driver's movements
The official vehicle entries list a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle with one occupant traveling south and going straight ahead before the crash. The SUV entry lists a 2008 Chevrolet SUV with two occupants; the driver was traveling west and making a left turn.
The Daily News described the SUV as a Chevy Trailblazer. The official record lists damage to the Yamaha as demolished and damage to the SUV's right side and right front and rear quarter panels.
Speed, traffic signals and turning appear in the crash record
The official crash record lists unsafe speed and traffic-control disregard as contributing factors for the crash. In the vehicle-level entries, unsafe speed and traffic-control disregard are listed for the motorcycle entry, while traffic-control disregard and improper turning are listed for the SUV entry.
The Daily News reported that no charges were immediately filed while police continued investigating.
Richmond Avenue has seen repeated harm since 2022
The crash happened at Richmond Avenue and Amboy Road in Staten Island's 10312 ZIP code, at the Eltingville location described by police and the official record.
CrashCountNYC's Crash Finder shows 1,099 crashes, 593 injuries, 41 serious injuries and 3 deaths on Richmond Avenue in Staten Island since 2022.