Rider Killed in Sunset Park Crash Involving Jeep Driver
A 21-year-old motorcycle driver was killed and another motorist was injured at Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street in Brooklyn, where police said Nicholas Sanchez and his passenger were thrown during a crash involving a Jeep driver early June 3, 2023.
What We Know
Nicholas Sanchez, 21, was traveling south on Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park at about 2:45 a.m. when police said he was in a crash involving a 44-year-old man driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee east on 52nd Street. The city crash record places the crash at 4 Avenue and 52 Street at 2:44 a.m. and records one motorist killed and one motorist injured. Police told the Daily News that Sanchez and his 22-year-old passenger were thrown from the motorcycle; EMS took both men to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where Sanchez died and the passenger was listed in stable condition with minor injuries. The Jeep driver remained at the scene, and no charges were immediately filed while police investigated.
An early-morning crash in Sunset Park
The city crash record says the collision happened at 2:44 a.m. on June 3, 2023, at 4 Avenue and 52 Street in Brooklyn, with one motorist killed and one motorist injured.
Police told the Daily News that Nicholas Sanchez was traveling south on Fourth Avenue with a 22-year-old passenger when the crash involved a 44-year-old man driving a Jeep Grand Cherokee east on 52nd Street; police said Sanchez and his passenger were thrown from the motorcycle.
Fourth Avenue and 52nd Street
The official record places the crash at 4 Avenue and 52 Street in Brooklyn’s 11220 ZIP code. The Daily News identified the neighborhood as Sunset Park.
Police said Sanchez lived in Williamsburg, about six miles from where the crash occurred.
Nicholas Sanchez and the others involved
The Daily News, citing police, identified the rider who died as Nicholas Sanchez, 21. The official record also lists the person killed as a 21-year-old male driver.
EMS took Sanchez and his passenger to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where Sanchez died. Police said the 22-year-old passenger had minor injuries and was listed in stable condition.
The 44-year-old man driving the Jeep was not injured and remained at the scene, according to police.
The record and police account describe the ride differently
The official vehicle record lists Sanchez’s vehicle as a 2022 ZNEN moped and the other vehicle as a 2020 Jeep SUV. The Daily News, citing police, described Sanchez as driving a motorcycle and the other driver as being in a Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Investigators noted traffic control and attention
The city record names traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor for the crash and lists traffic control disregarded and driver inattention or distraction for the moped driver.
The Daily News reported that no charges were immediately filed while police continued investigating.