E-bike rider killed after driver hits her in Queens
A driver in a 2015 Nissan Rogue hit 55-year-old e-bike rider Zhao Feng Zhen near Hollis Court Boulevard and 50th Avenue on July 31, and she died at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, police said.
What We Know
Police said Zhao Feng Zhen, 55, was riding an e-bike south on Hollis Court Boulevard near 50th Avenue on July 31 when a driver in a 2015 Nissan Rogue hit her. The official record lists one cyclist killed and no other reported injuries, with a southbound SUV recorded as making a left turn and the e-bike recorded as going straight. News accounts said Zhen was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she died, and that the driver stayed at the scene while police continued investigating.
The crash on Hollis Court Boulevard
The crash was recorded at 2:18 p.m. on July 31 at Hollis Court Boulevard and 50th Avenue. Police told news outlets that Zhao Feng Zhen was riding an e-bike south when a driver in a 2015 Nissan Rogue hit her near the intersection.
The official record lists the SUV as traveling south and making a left turn, while the e-bike rider was also traveling south and going straight ahead. The record lists one cyclist killed and no other people injured.
A Queens intersection described two ways
The official crash record places the fatal collision at Hollis Court Boulevard and 50th Avenue. The Daily News described the area as Auburndale, while amNY described it as Queens Village; both accounts reported the crash on Hollis Court Boulevard near 50th Avenue.
The Daily News reported that Zhen lived in Bayside, less than a mile from where the crash happened.
Zhao Feng Zhen was taken to a hospital but did not survive
Police identified the e-bike rider as Zhao Feng Zhen, 55, of Bayside. amNY reported that she suffered severe chest trauma after the crash, and both news accounts said medics took her to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, where she died.
Records and news accounts differ on the driver detail
News accounts identified the driver as 62 years old, and the Daily News reported that the driver stayed at the scene. amNY described the driver as a woman, while the official vehicle record lists the SUV driver as male, so the public sources do not align on that point.
Police said the investigation continued
amNY reported that no arrests had been made and that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad continued to investigate. The Daily News also reported that police were still investigating the crash.