Friday, August 7, 2015

WARNING: BICYCLIST, MOTORCYCLISTS, PEDESTRIAN DEATHS OR INJURIES ARE ON THE RISE: Teen bicyclist dies 10 days after struck by car at Queens Plaza in Long Island City



A teenager died more than week after he was struck by a car while riding his bike near a major intersection in Long Island City.

The New York City Police Department said 18-year-old Kevin Lopez died Wednesday. The crash happened July 28 at about 2 p.m. near Queens Plaza North and 29th Street.

Police said Lopez was traveling north on 29th Street in a designated bike lane when the driver of a Mercedes heading west toward the 59th Street Bridge struck him. Lopez was thrown from his bike and into the windshield of the car before landing on the ground.

A passenger in the car told DNAinfo that Lopez darted out in front of the car.

Lopez was taken to the hospital where he died eight days later. He lived down the street near Queensbridge Park.

No one in the car was injured in the crash.
Police said no arrests were made in the case and the investigation is ongoing.
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Bicyclist struck, critically injured by drunk driver in Queens, cops say 

BY Thomas Tracy , Rocco Parascandola 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 

Tuesday, July 28, 2015, 5:33 PM

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The bicyclist's name was not immediately released. 

A bicyclist was clinging to life Tuesday after a drunk driver plowed into him in Queens, officials said. 

The bicyclist, believed to be in his 20s, was pedaling down Queens Plaza North near 29th St. in Long Island City at about 3:15 p.m. when a 35-year-old drunk driver struck him. 

The critically injured bicyclist was undergoing treatment at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital Tuesday evening. His name was not immediately released. 

 
Kendall Rodriguez/for New York Daily News 

The critically injured bicyclist was undergoing treatment at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital. 

Cops took the motorist in for questioning. 

He was expected to be charged with driving under the influence, police sources said.