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

Modified Date: 
Sun, 07/02/2023 - 8:01am
Accident Date: 
Monday, April 10, 2023

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

People Involved: 
Jaydan McLaurin
Yaser Ibrahim
City: 
Queens, NY