Octogenarian ebike rider killed by hit and run truck driver

QNS 

New details have emerged from the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run on Northern Boulevard that killed an electric scooter rider in Flushing on Thursday morning.

The NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad has determined that the victim was an 82-year-old man who was traveling eastbound on Northern Boulevard in the left turn lane.

The senior proceeded to turn left onto the westbound lanes of Northern Boulevard at Parsons Boulevard when he was struck by the driver of a red 2015 International tractor-trailer that was traveling eastbound on Northern Boulevard. The truck driver drove away from the scene of the collision westbound on Northern Boulevard, according to investigators

 EMS responded to the location and pronounced the 82-year-old man dead at the scene. The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification, police said.

 No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad. 

 This is actually a regular folding bike but with a lithium-ion battery cartridge. And it's actually bigger than the bike itself. 

Department of Transportation Alternatives truck has traffic violence explosion

 

LIC Post

 

An explosion stunned lunchtime crowds along Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City Wednesday afternoon.

A truck from the city’s Department of Transportation was parked on Vernon near 47th Avenue when it caught fire and exploded just after 1 p.m. on July 5. The four DOT employees who were working on pothole repairs in the Long Island City area parked their truck and went to a nearby restaurant for lunch. They noticed the vehicle smoking and it eventually caught fire before ultimately exploding, causing the evacuation of several stores and restaurants along the corridor.

None of the four DOT employees were injured in the blast.

“Safety of our employees and others is a top priority and we will investigate today’s truck fire,” a DOT spokesman said.

Blighted box truck abandoned on Kew Gardens Hills corner

 

How many tickets can they write to an abandoned commercial truck at the south east corner of 166 street at 76 avenue in queens in the 107 precinct that has been dumped there over 7 months never moving.

 

Maybe the stolen catalytic converters get stored in back as they know nypd won't tow it.

 

Over 14 -311 complaints are disregarded and 2 emails were made to the nypd chief of transportation. Whatever cop or traffic agent is writing this gets their quota done daily with it.

Mack the jackknife

#traffic #queens #nyc #trafficaccident 28th st @ 41st ave, 41st ave is closer from 27th to 29th street, police onsite #rushhour #bikelane

omg the traffic at queensboro bridge, these trucks simply cannot make these small queens turns😖 pic.twitter.com/1s2DO4DrWd

— fuelgrannie (@fuelgrannie) January 27, 2021