Crime & Safety
Queens Cyclist Dies Two Weeks After Crash In The Rockaways: Cops
A cyclist died two weeks after a van driver hit her in the Rockaways, making her the 26th cyclist killed on city streets so far this year.
ROCKAWAY BEACH, QUEENS — A cyclist died two weeks after a driver crashed into her in the Rockaways, making her the 26th cyclist killed on city streets so far this year.
Ada Martinez, 66, was riding in the bike lane along Rockaway Freeway about 7:45 on Sept. 27 when she turned left onto Beach 94th Street and collided with a van heading the other direction on the freeway, police said.
Martinez veered to the right to avoid hitting the van but instead fell off her bicycle right into the driver's path, according to police.
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EMS rushed the Rockaway Beach resident to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where she died on Oct. 12, police said Friday.
The driver, a 40-year-old man, is not facing charges for the crash, according to police.
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Martinez is the 26th cyclist killed so far this year. Ten cyclists died on city streets in 2018.
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