Kia driver was turning in fatal Queens motorcycle crash
A Kia driver turning left at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue was involved in a fatal collision with motorcyclist Keron Frederick, 39, in Queens at 5:13 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2024, according to the crash record and police accounts.
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What We Know
Police accounts reported by QNS say a 29-year-old man was driving a Kia north on 69th Street and turning left onto westbound Eliot Avenue when he and motorcyclist Keron Frederick, 39, collided. QNS reported passenger-side impact and Frederick's ejection; the Daily News described Frederick as striking a northbound Kia Forte. The crash record gives 5:13 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2024, while news reports give about 5:15 p.m. It records the sedan traveling northwest; QNS describes it as northbound. Frederick later died at Elmhurst Hospital, QNS reported.
At 69th Street and Eliot Avenue
The crash happened at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue in Middle Village, Queens, near Mount Olivet Cemetery, QNS reported.
Accounts describe the turn and impact
QNS reported that police determined a 29-year-old driver was heading north on 69th Street and turning left onto westbound Eliot Avenue as Frederick rode south. QNS reported passenger-side impact and said Frederick was ejected. The Daily News described Frederick as striking a northbound Kia Forte as it turned.
The official record gives the crash time as 5:13 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2024; news reports give about 5:15 p.m. The record describes the sedan's direction as northwest, while QNS says it was northbound before the turn.
Frederick died after being taken to Elmhurst
QNS identified the motorcyclist as Keron Frederick, 39, of 168th Street in Jamaica. QNS and the Daily News reported that responders took him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he later died.
The Daily News reported that the Kia driver and a passenger were uninjured. The official record lists one occupant in the sedan.
Reports give differing vehicle descriptions
QNS described Frederick's motorcycle as a white 2013 Suzuki G5X-R600. QNS called the other vehicle a black 2023 Kia Forte; the Daily News also called it a Kia Forte, Patch called it a Kia sedan, and the official record classifies it as a sedan.
The investigation remained ongoing
QNS and Patch reported that the Kia driver remained at the scene, no arrest had been made, and the NYPD investigation was ongoing.