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(link is external)
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(link is external)
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(link is external)
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(link is external)
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(link is external)
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(link is external)
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 (link is external)
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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