E-bike rider dies after Queens collision with Nissan Rogue driver
At Hollis Court Boulevard and 50th Avenue on July 31, a Nissan Rogue driver and e-bike rider Zhao Feng Zhen collided; police said the 55-year-old Bayside resident was thrown from the bike and died at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.
What We Know
Zhao Feng Zhen, 55, of Bayside, was riding an e-bike south on Hollis Court Boulevard near 50th Avenue on July 31 when she was involved in a crash with a 2015 Nissan Rogue driver at about 2:18 p.m. The city crash record lists the Rogue driver as traveling south and making a left turn, while Zhen was going straight. Police told reporters she was thrown from the e-bike, suffered severe chest trauma and died at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital. The Daily News reported that the 62-year-old driver stayed at the scene; amNewYork reported no arrests and an ongoing NYPD Collision Investigation Squad inquiry. Sources differ on the driver's sex: the city record lists a male driver, while amNewYork described the driver as a woman.
A southbound rider and a turning driver met at the avenue
The city crash record places the collision at 2:18 p.m. on July 31 at Hollis Court Boulevard and 50 Avenue. It records one person killed: a 55-year-old woman riding an e-bike.
The record lists a 2015 Nissan SUV driver traveling south and making a left turn, while the e-bike rider was also traveling south and going straight. Police accounts quoted by amNewYork said the collision threw Zhao Feng Zhen from the e-bike onto the pavement.
The crash site was reported in eastern Queens
The official record identifies the crash location as Hollis Court Boulevard at 50 Avenue. Press accounts described the neighborhood differently: the Daily News placed it in Auburndale, while amNewYork described it as Queens Village.
Both articles reported that Zhao Feng Zhen lived in Bayside, and the Daily News said she lived less than a mile from the crash site.
Zhao Feng Zhen died after being taken to the hospital
Police identified the rider as Zhao Feng Zhen, 55, of Bayside. amNewYork reported that she suffered severe chest trauma; both articles said medics took her to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she died.
The driver was identified in both articles as 62 years old. Sources differ on the driver's sex: the city record lists a male driver, while amNewYork described the driver as a woman. The Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene.
Police said the investigation was continuing
amNewYork reported that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate the crash.