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Jose Chevere, 30, and Jalissa Otero, 24, died Thursday following a 36-foot fall off their motorcycle on Gowanus Expressway in Red Hook, New York

Modified Date: 
Fri, 10/17/2014 - 7:42am
Accident Date: 
Friday, October 17, 2014

2 Motorcyclists Killed After Fall From Gowanus Expressway: NYPD

Both Chevere and Otero had apparent body trauma and were pronounced dead at the scene.
30-year-old Jose Chevere and 24-year-old Jalissa Otero, both of Brooklyn, died early Thursday after crashing their motorcycle into a concrete barrier and falling off the elevated expressway onto the street 36 feet below. The accident occured around 2:00 a.m. on Gowanus Expressway when Chevere, the driver, failed to negotiate a curve near 17th Street and Third Avenue in Red Hook, New York. Both people died at the scene.     
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Unusual Circumstances
People Involved: 
Jalissa Otero
Jose Chevere
Roadway: 
Gowanus Expressway
City: 
Red Hook, NY
County: 
Dutchess County, NY
Area: 
New York, NY

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