Scooter Operator Swerves; Passenger Dies in Queens Crash
A 62-year-old passenger died after police said a 25-year-old scooter operator swerved to avoid a turning driver and crashed at Jamaica Avenue and 146th Street in Queens.
What We Know
Sezero Gonzales, 62, died after a late-night crash at Jamaica Avenue and 146th Street in Queens. The official record lists a two-person moped heading east just after 12:24 a.m. and records one motorist killed and one injured. Police told the Daily News that a 25-year-old operator of a gas-powered scooter swerved right to avoid a driver turning left off 146th Street, lost control and crashed, throwing Gonzales from the back. Medics took both men to Jamaica Hospital, where Gonzales died; the operator was reported in stable condition. Police said the driver the operator swerved to avoid remained at the scene and had not been charged as the investigation continued.
A late-night ride ended in a fatal crash
The official record places the crash at Jamaica Avenue and 146th Street at 12:24 a.m. on December 4, 2023, with one person killed and one person injured. It identifies the people hurt as motorists on a two-occupant moped traveling east.
Police told the Daily News that the 25-year-old operator was heading east on Jamaica Avenue when he swerved right to avoid a driver turning left off 146th Street. Police said the operator lost control and crashed, throwing 62-year-old Sezero Gonzales from the back of the scooter.
Sezero Gonzales died at Jamaica Hospital
Medics took Gonzales and the scooter operator to Jamaica Hospital, the Daily News reported. Gonzales died there, and the operator was reported in stable condition. Police identified Gonzales as a Richmond Hill resident.
The record and press account describe the ride differently
The city crash record identifies the involved vehicle as a 2023 Fly Wing moped with two occupants and lists the driver as unlicensed. The Daily News, citing police, described it as a gas-powered scooter operated by a 25-year-old man.
Police described a swerve to avoid a turning driver
The official record lists “Reaction to Uninvolved Vehicle” as the contributing factor. Police told the Daily News that the scooter operator swerved to avoid a driver turning left off 146th Street. Police said that driver remained at the scene and had not been charged while the investigation continued.
Where
Jamaica Ave & 146th St