Driver identified as Angel Lopez, 22, and passenger of ATV both killed when struck by semi-truck near Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South in Long Island City, New York
Modified Date:
Sun, 07/02/2023 - 8:02amAccident Date:
Saturday, August 20, 20222 on ATV die when they hit tractor-trailer near NYC bridge
Police said the men were traveling through an intersection toward a Manhattan-bound entrance to the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge when their ATV hit an oncoming tractor-trailer early Friday.
2 NYPD officers on modify duty for possibly chasing stolen ATV that crashed into tractor trailer
Two NYPD officers are now on modified duty for possibly chasing a stolen ATV that crashed into an 18-wheeler, killing two people.
The crash happened early Friday morning near Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South in Long Island City.
Two dead in ATV crash; two cops on modified duty
Around 1:30 a.m. Friday, police said, officers responded to a report that Lopez and the passenger were riding a 1999 Yamaha Chappy ATV westbound on the lower roadway of the Queensboro Bridge. They hit a 2014 Freightliner tractor, causing them to fall onto the road.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
People Involved:
Angel Lopez
City:
Long Island City, NYCounty:
Queens County, NYArea:
New York, NY