Fatal crash

Distracted pickup driver kills young cyclist

A Kia pickup driver pulled from a parked spot on Liberty Ave and hit a 24-year-old man on a bike. The crash threw him to the pavement with a head injury. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction.

1fatality
November 18, 2025date
6:09 p.m.time

What We Know

According to the police report, a licensed driver in a Kia pickup truck pulled out from a parked position on Liberty Ave near 103rd Ave in Queens and hit a 24-year-old man riding a bike westbound. The impact ejected the rider and caused a head injury; he was recorded as semiconscious and later listed as killed. Police recorded driver inattention and distraction by the pickup driver. The truck was classified as an oversized vehicle.

People

  • Bicyclist killed

    Age 24; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed

Vehicles

  • Truck

    2012 KIA -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Bike

    Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

  • Truck

    2012 KIA -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Bike

    Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

  • Truck

    2012 KIA -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Bike

    Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

  • Truck

    2012 KIA -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Bike

    Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

  • Truck

    2012 KIA -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Parked; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Left Side Doors; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed

  • Bike

    Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction

Where

Liberty Ave & 103rd Ave, Queens

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