Speeding Biker Dies After Crashing In St. Albans: NYPD

ST. ALBANS, NY — A motorcyclist died after laying down his bike and crashing into a parked minivan in St. Albans early Sunday morning, police said. Maurice Giles of Rochdale was speeding south on 197th Street near 119th Avenue around 1:25 a.m. when he lost control of the 1995 Kawasaki motorcycle, the NYPD said.

The bike fell onto its left side and slid along the road before slamming into the back of a parked Dodge Caravan, throwing Giles into the street, the NYPD said. Cops found him lying in the road with head, neck and body trauma, police said.

Giles, 48, was taken to Jamaica Hospital and pronounced dead there on Sunday, police said. The crash is still under investigation, the NYPD said.

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