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Motorcyclist Nathaniel Gomez, 22, killed in collision with hit-and-run truck driver at Steinway St. and 23rd Ave. in Queens, New York

Modified Date: 
Wed, 03/29/2017 - 7:12pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, October 25, 2015

Motorcyclist dead after hit-and-run in Queens

Cops are searching for a hit-and-run truck driver who killed a motorcyclist in Queens Sunday morning, police said. Police put up fliers in the area asking for help in finding the heartless driver, who remains on the loose. The truck was headed south on Steinway St. when it slammed into the rider at 23rd Ave. in Astoria shortly before 6 a.m., police said. As cops investigated the rider’s helmet lay in the middle of the street, blood dripping from it. Further down the road, the mangled black Honda motorcycle lay on its side on the sidewalk surrounded by debris.

Woodside resident dead following motorcycle accident in Astoria

Police found Woodside resident Nathaniel Gomez, 22, at 23rd Avenue and Steinway Street around 6 a.m. Sunday. Gomez was lying unconscious on the road with trauma to his head and body. He was transported to Elmhurst General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Nathaniel Gomez
Roadway: 
Steinway St. and 23rd Ave.
City: 
Queens, NY
County: 
Queens County, NY
Area: 
New York, NY

Comments

Submitted by Pete on Fri, 11/06/2015 - 1:59pm
Come on Man, if you were the truck driver that hit Nate, man up and show some courage. There is no way that Nate would have left you there to die, and he surely didnt deserve it... Man up

Submitted by Moe on Mon, 12/14/2015 - 2:36am
If you killed Nate and are reading this... Own up to it. Not only did you kill Nate, but you hurt hundreds of friends and family that still don't know exactly what happened.

Submitted by Amber on Wed, 03/16/2016 - 11:16pm

if anyone out there knows anything about what happens the night Nate was killed 

please let someone close to Nate or the police know about it . You can stay anonymous if u don't want to get involved please just have the decency to help his family to get some semblance of closure 

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