Driver left after Laurelton crash killed motorcyclist Kallyn Jean
A driver making a left turn at 233rd Street and 125th Avenue in Queens left the scene after a crash that killed 33-year-old motorcyclist Kallyn Jean around 2:04 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2023.
What We Know
Kallyn Jean, 33, was riding a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle south on 233rd Street in Laurelton around 2:04 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2023. Police told the Daily News he was in a collision with a driver making a left turn near 125th Avenue, and the impact threw him from the motorcycle. The official record lists one motorist killed and no other injuries. The driver left the scene, police said, and had not been caught when the Daily News reported the crash later that day.
The crash happened before dawn in Laurelton
Police told the Daily News that Kallyn Jean was riding a 2017 Yamaha motorcycle on 233rd Street when he was in a collision with a driver making a left turn near 125th Avenue. The official record places the crash at 2:04 a.m. and lists Jean as the only person killed.
The Daily News reported that the impact threw Jean from the motorcycle and that medics took him to Long Island Jewish Valley Stream, where he died.
233rd Street and 125th Avenue
The official record places the crash at 233rd Street and 125th Avenue in Queens, in ZIP code 11413. The Daily News identified the neighborhood as Laurelton.
Kallyn Jean was identified as the motorcyclist who died
The official record lists the person killed as a 33-year-old male motorcycle driver. The Daily News identified him as Kallyn Jean and reported that he lived in Oneida.
The records describe the moving vehicles and a parked Ford
The official vehicle records list Jean's 2017 Yamaha motorcycle traveling south and a 2019 Volkswagen SUV traveling north before making a left turn. They also list a parked 2004 Ford SUV with no occupants. The Daily News described the parked Ford as an Econoline E350 van.
Police said the driver left and had not been caught
The Daily News reported on Aug. 6, 2023, that the driver who left the scene had not been caught. The article did not report charges in the Laurelton crash.