Driver Faces Murder Charge In Deadly NYC Road Rage Crash

NEW YORK CITY — A 42-year-old driver has been charged with murder in connection to a deadly road rage crash that killed a 55-year-old motorcyclist in Queens, prosecutors announced on Friday.

Jorden Rosen has also been indicted on criminal possession of a weapon charges, according to the Queens District Attorney's Office.

He is accused of pursuing William McField, who was on a motorcycle, during a road rage incident and hitting him from behind and driving over him on Woodhaven Boulevard on April 5.

The force of the collision caused the front of the BMW to lift, mount the motorcycle, and run over McField. Rosen continued moving southbound on Woodhaven Boulevard until he struck another motorist operating a Mazda CX-5 in the center lane, prosecutors said.

During Rosen’s second collision, the motorcycle, still dragging beneath his car, burst into flames. Rosen’s vehicle came to rest against a lamp post in the center of the roadway.

McField was pronounced dead at the scene from severe body trauma.

“Our roadways are not the place to settle disputes. As alleged, this defendant plowed his BMW SUV into a motorcyclist shortly after the two had a minor collision on the Long Island Expressway. As a result of Jordan Rosen’s actions, the motorcycle burst into flames and the driver was killed," District Attorney Melinda Katz said.

A judge order Rosen to return to court on April 28. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years to life in prison.