Motorcyclist dies after Hollis Avenue crash with parked pickup
A 41-year-old motorcycle driver was killed on Hollis Avenue about 8:52 p.m. July 11, 2023, after police told Patch he was riding without a helmet or headlamp and hit the rear bumper of a parked Ford pickup.
What We Know
A motorcycle driver was killed on Hollis Avenue in Hollis on the night of July 11, 2023. City crash data records the crash at about 8:52 p.m. and lists one motorist killed. Police told Patch the rider was on a 2023 Kawasaki KX250X near 201st Street, without a helmet or headlamp, when he veered right during an encounter with a left-turning vehicle and hit the rear bumper of a parked Ford F-350 pickup. The official record identifies the person killed as a 41-year-old male motorcycle driver and lists driver inexperience as a contributing factor; the vehicle record also lists driver inattention or distraction for the motorcycle driver.
Police described a nighttime crash into a parked pickup
Police told Patch the man was riding a 2023 Kawasaki KX250X motorcycle on Hollis Avenue near 201st Street at about 8:50 p.m. when he veered right during an encounter with a left-turning vehicle and hit the back bumper of a parked Ford F-350 pickup. Police said he was riding without a helmet and without a headlamp.
The crash was recorded on Hollis Avenue in Hollis
City crash data places the fatal crash on Hollis Avenue in Queens. Patch, citing police, described the location as Hollis Avenue near 201st Street.
One motorcycle rider died
The official record identifies the person killed as a 41-year-old male motorcycle driver. Patch also described the rider as 41 in its opening account, but later in the same article referred to him as 42. Police told Patch he was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Queens, where he died.