Maspeth rider dies after fall on Hamilton Place
Hamdan Almatare, 46, died after police said he fell while riding north on Hamilton Place near Borden Avenue in Maspeth around 11 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2023.
What We Know
Police told QNS that Hamdan Almatare, a 46-year-old Maspeth resident, fell from an electric scooter near Hamilton Place and Borden Avenue at about 11 p.m. Officers found him lying in the roadway with body trauma, and EMS took him to NYC Health & Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead. The city crash record places the fatal crash on Hamilton Place at 11:02 p.m. and lists the person killed as a 46-year-old male driver of an e-bike. QNS reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad found Almatare had been riding northbound when he fell, and that the investigation remained ongoing.
Police described a late-night fall in the roadway
According to QNS, police said Hamdan Almatare fell from an electric scooter near Hamilton Place and Borden Avenue at approximately 11 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2023. The city crash record places the crash on Hamilton Place at 11:02 p.m. and records one person killed.
The news report said officers found Almatare lying in the roadway with trauma to his body. EMS transported him to NYC Health & Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead.
Hamilton Place, near Borden Avenue
The official record places the crash on Hamilton Place in Maspeth. QNS reported that it happened in the vicinity of Hamilton Place and Borden Avenue, blocks from Almatare's 65th Place home.
A Maspeth resident died blocks from home
QNS identified the rider as Hamdan Almatare, 46, of 65th Place, and reported that he was blocks from his home. The city record lists the person killed as a 46-year-old male driver.
Sources used different terms for the ride
QNS described Almatare as riding an electric scooter. The city crash record lists the fatal rider as the male driver of a TAILG e-bike, traveling north with one occupant.
The city record also lists a licensed male driver in a 2001 Nissan SUV traveling north and going straight ahead. The reviewed article does not describe that driver's role in the reported fall.
Investigators had not given a reason for the fall
QNS reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad determined Almatare was riding northbound when he fell. Police did not publicly state a reason for the fall, and the investigation remained ongoing.