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 - 8:02am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, August 20, 2022

2 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.

People Involved: 
Angel Lopez