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.
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
Press Articles
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