Unlicensed Driver, Dead Rider in BQE Smash
On the BQE at night, a driver slowed and a 27-year-old motorcyclist hit her sedan from behind. The rider died with chest injuries. The unlicensed driver and her passenger survived, while police recorded driver inattention.
What We Know
A 27-year-old man riding a motorcycle west on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway hit the rear of a slowing sedan on Saturday evening. According to the police report, officers recorded driver inattention or distraction as a factor. The motorcyclist, who had chest trauma, died from his injuries. The sedan’s 44-year-old woman driver was unlicensed. She and her passenger survived.
People
Occupant killed
Age 27; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Motorcycle
2024 SUZI -MCL; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Demolished; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction; Second contributing factor: Following Too Closely
Sedan
2015 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 2; Pre-crash movement: Slowing or Stopping; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Driver license status: Unlicensed
Where
Brooklyn Queens Expy
Press Articles
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