Two motorcycle riders killed in East Harlem crash
An SUV driver remained at the scene after a crash that killed two motorcycle occupants at East 106th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan at 4:43 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2024, according to the city crash record and police accounts reported by Patch.
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What We Know
Police accounts differed on the crash sequence: Patch and the New York Post reported that the motorcycle riders crashed into an SUV identified as a Toyota RAV4, while NY1 reported that authorities said a driver in a RAV4 struck them. The city record places the crash at East 106th Street and Third Avenue at 4:43 a.m. on Oct. 13, 2024, and records two motorcycle occupants killed and one person injured. The official record lists the male motorcycle driver as 30; press accounts describe the man as 32.
Accounts differ on the crash sequence
Patch and the New York Post, citing police, reported that the motorcycle riders crashed into an SUV identified as a Toyota RAV4. NY1, citing authorities, reported that a driver in a RAV4 struck them. The reports differ on the sequence and do not resolve it.
The reported intersection differs
The city crash record places the crash at East 106th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan. Patch and NY1 also report East 106th Street; the New York Post instead reports East 103rd Street. Patch and NY1 describe the area as East Harlem.
The riders' reported ages differ
Police accounts reported by the New York Post and Patch say a 32-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were pronounced dead at the scene. The city record identifies the motorcycle driver as a 30-year-old man and the passenger as a 35-year-old woman. NY1 also reports the riders as 32 and 35. Patch reported that police had not released their identities as of the afternoon of Oct. 14.
The record lists two vehicles
The city record links the two killed occupants to a 2022 BMW motorcycle and lists a 2021 Toyota as a station wagon/SUV. Press accounts describe the Toyota as a RAV4.
The SUV driver stayed at the scene
The New York Post reported that the 30-year-old SUV driver remained at the scene and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition. Patch reported on Oct. 14 that no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.