Police Charge Motorcyclist in Fatal Liberty Avenue Hit-and-Run
At 8:35 p.m. on March 22, 2024, police said Timothy Bohler hit Lelawattie Narine with a motorcycle at 114th Street and Liberty Avenue in Queens and fled; the official record lists one pedestrian death.
What We Know
Lelawattie Narine, 52, was fatally injured at 114th Street and Liberty Avenue in Queens on March 22, 2024. Police told AOL that Timothy Bohler, 31, hit Narine with a motorcycle and fled. The article reported that Narine, a Richmond Hill resident and cancer survivor, was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition and died less than three weeks later. Bohler later faced charges including leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and operating without a license. The official record lists the motorcycle as a 2023 Transpro, while the article describes it as a 2023 Jiajue.
Police said the rider left Narine in the street
The official record places the crash at 8:35 p.m. on March 22, 2024, at 114th Street and Liberty Avenue, with one pedestrian killed. Police told AOL that Timothy Bohler hit Lelawattie Narine with a motorcycle while she was standing at the intersection and fled.
Narine was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition and died less than three weeks later, according to the article.
A Richmond Hill woman had survived cancer
AOL identified the pedestrian as 52-year-old Lelawattie Narine, a Richmond Hill resident who had completed chemotherapy and been declared cancer-free. Her son, Darshan Narine, said doctors had encouraged her to walk for exercise.
After Bohler’s arrest, Darshan Narine told the outlet, "I'm really happy they got him." He added, "He just left my mom. It wasn't right. He could've just called 911. He could have tried to help her — He just ran."
Records disagree on the motorcycle make
The official crash record lists a 2023 Transpro motorcycle, traveling south and going straight ahead, with one occupant. AOL described the motorcycle as a 2023 Jiajue.
Bohler was later charged in the fatal hit-and-run
AOL reported that Bohler, 31, was arrested in Narine’s death and faced charges including leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and operating without a license.
Liberty Avenue has seen repeated harm
The crash happened at 114th Street and Liberty Avenue in Queens.
Across the Liberty Avenue corridor in Queens, CrashCountNYC recorded 1,146 crashes, 734 injuries, 52 serious injuries and 5 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.