Motorcyclist dies after Queens crash involving Honda driver
Motorcyclist Anthony Clark, 28, died more than two weeks after an Oct. 15, 2023, crash at 111th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard in Queens involving a 26-year-old driver in a 2018 Honda Accord, police told QNS.
What We Know
Anthony Clark, 28, was riding a motorcycle when he was involved in a crash with a 26-year-old driver in a 2018 Honda Accord at 111th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard in Queens on Oct. 15, 2023. Police told QNS that Clark entered the intersection against a red signal and tried to avoid the crash before colliding with the driver's side of the Honda; the Honda driver had a green signal, according to that account. The official record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor and records one motorist killed. QNS reported that Clark died at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center on Nov. 1 and that the Honda driver was not arrested as the NYPD investigation continued.
Police said the riders entered the intersection on different signals
The crash happened at about 11:40 a.m. on Oct. 15, 2023, at 111th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard in Queens. QNS reported that Anthony Clark was riding a motorcycle and a 26-year-old driver was traveling south on Merrick Boulevard in a 2018 Honda Accord.
Police told QNS that Clark entered the intersection against a steady red signal, while the Honda driver entered on a green signal. According to the article, Clark tried to avoid the crash by laying the motorcycle down before colliding with the driver's side of the Honda.
The crash occurred on a high-injury Merrick Boulevard corridor
The official record places the crash at 111th Avenue and Merrick Boulevard in Queens. CrashCountNYC's location context for Merrick Boulevard in Queens counted 1,116 crashes, 716 injuries, 31 serious injuries and 2 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Anthony Clark died at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
QNS identified the motorcyclist as Anthony Clark, 28, of 190th Street in Jamaica Estates. The article reported that EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with serious leg injuries after the crash and that he died there on Nov. 1.
QNS reported that the 26-year-old Honda driver also went to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center with leg injuries and was listed in stable condition. Police told QNS the driver was not arrested and the Highway Collision Investigation Squad investigation was ongoing.
Records point to signal disregard and distraction, with a direction discrepancy
The official crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, and the motorcycle's vehicle record also lists traffic control disregarded. QNS reported a preliminary police finding that Clark entered the intersection against a red signal.
The article reported that Clark was riding westbound on 111th Avenue. The official vehicle record lists the motorcycle's travel direction as east, so the public sources disagree on that direction detail.