Teen motorcyclist dies after Belt Parkway crash in Brooklyn
A 17-year-old motorcyclist, identified by police as Jeremiah Diaz-Ramos, died after he hit a concrete barrier on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, according to police and the official crash record.
What We Know
Jeremiah Diaz-Ramos, a 17-year-old from Brooklyn, was riding west on the Belt Parkway on the night of July 8, 2024, when police said he failed to properly navigate the roadway and hit a concrete barrier. Police said no other vehicle was involved. Officers found him unresponsive with head and body trauma, and he was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Coney Island, where he was pronounced dead. The official crash record lists one motorist killed and no other reported injuries.
Police said the rider hit a barrier on the Belt Parkway
Police said Jeremiah Diaz-Ramos was riding a Honda motorcycle west on the Belt Parkway on July 8, 2024, when he failed to properly navigate the roadway and hit a concrete barrier. Police said no other vehicle was involved.
A 17-year-old Brooklyn rider was killed
Police identified the rider as Jeremiah Diaz-Ramos, a 17-year-old boy from Brooklyn. The official crash record lists the person killed as a 17-year-old male motorcycle driver.
Records differ on the motorcycle year
The official crash record lists a 2007 Honda motorcycle. Patch, citing police, described the motorcycle as a 2017 Honda.
Officers found the rider unresponsive
Police said officers found Diaz-Ramos unresponsive with head and body trauma. He was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Coney Island, where he was pronounced dead.
Where
Belt Pkwy