Motorcycle Rider Dies on Jackie Robinson Parkway
A 28-year-old motorcycle rider was killed at 10:49 a.m. Sept. 1, 2024, on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens after police said he lost control near Myrtle Avenue and hit a barrier.
What We Know
A 28-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed Sunday morning on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens. The official crash record places the crash at 10:49 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2024, and records one motorist killed. The Daily News reported that police said the rider was heading east near Myrtle Avenue when he lost control and hit a barrier, and that he died at the scene. Police had not immediately released his name.
Police said the rider lost control near Myrtle Avenue
The Daily News reported that police said the 28-year-old rider was traveling east on the Jackie Robinson Parkway near Myrtle Avenue at about 11 a.m. when he lost control and hit a barrier. He died at the scene. The official record lists the crash time as 10:49 a.m. and records one motorist killed.
A parkway crash in Queens
The crash was recorded on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens. The Daily News placed it near Myrtle Avenue, and the official record gives coordinates on the parkway.
The person who died
The official record identifies the person killed as a 28-year-old male motorcycle driver. The Daily News reported that police did not immediately release his name.
Sources describe the cause differently
The Daily News reported that police said the rider lost control and hit a barrier. The official crash record lists pedestrian or bicyclist error or confusion as a contributing factor, a label that differs from the press account identifying the person killed as the motorcycle rider.