Jaydan McLaurin, 16, struck and killed by SUV while riding his bike in fatal hit-and-run crash at 21st Avenue and 21st Street in Queens, New York
Teen killed by hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in Astoria
Police say he was riding his bike near 21st Avenue and 21st street at around 9:30 p.m. Monday. He was hit by an SUV, which police say they found abandoned nearby.
14-year-old cyclist killed by hit-and-run SUV driver in Queens
A 14-year-old boy riding a bike was struck and killed by a hit-and-run SUV driver in Queens on Monday, police said.
Teen riding Citi Bike dies in Queens hit-and-run, marking 3rd bike-share death of 2023
Police said the teen, Jaydan McLaurin, was riding an electric Citi Bike north on 21st Street at the intersection of 21st Avenue in Astoria around 9:30 p.m. when he was struck by a man driving a 2022 BMW X7 heading in the opposite direction.
Teen Cyclist Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Queens; 11th to Die this Year
Police were able to track down the driver, 18-year-old Long Islander Yaser Ibrahim, and charged him with leaving the scene, driving without a license, and having a tinted windshield, according to NYPD.
LONG ISLAND TEEN CHARGED WITH LEAVING SCENE OF CRASH THAT KILLED 14-YEAR-OLD
According to the charges, on April 10, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Jaydan McLaurin of Long Island City was riding an electric Citi Bike through the intersection of 21st Street and 21st Avenue in Astoria. He was hit by a 2022 BMW X7 going south.
Queens, NY – Teen Killed in Hit-and-Run Bicycle Accident on 21st Ave
Police confirmed that a teenager was riding a Citi e-bike and started to approach the intersection. He was suddenly struck by a 2022 BMW X7 that was traveling southbound on 21st Street and headed through the intersection.
LONG ISLAND TEEN INDICTED ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN CRASH THAT KILLED 16-YEAR-OLD
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Yaser Ibrahim was indicted today by a Queens grand jury and arraigned on manslaughter and other charges in connection with a car crash in Astoria that left a 16-year-old bicyclist dead.
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