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Florida man loses control, strikes van at Union Tpke. intersection
Page 31 QUEENS CHRONICLE, Thursday, August 4, 2011
Motorcycle rider killed in collision
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Onlookers gather at the intersection of Union Turnpike and 72nd Road on Saturday, where a Florida man was killed in a motorcycle accident. Police said Andres Rodriguez-Mojica appears to have lost PHOTO BY RIYAD HASAN control of his bike before striking a van.
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A Florida man was killed Saturday when he apparently lost control of his motorcycle on Union Turnpike. Police at the 112th Precinct said Andres Rodriguez-Mojica, 37, of Miami Beach, was traveling east near the intersection with 72nd Road at 7:11 p.m. when he drove across the median and struck a Ford van heading westbound. Police and EMS were summoned by a 911 call. Rodriguez-Mojica was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the van, a 29-year-old man whose name was not released by police, was not charged, and the investigation is continuing. City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (DAstoria) is one of the higher-profile motorcycle owners in the borough. He said riders and drivers must take care to look out for each other.
“There are a lot of riders out there in the summer; that’s when riders really hit the road,� said Vallone, who has owned a motorcycle for about a year. “ I t ’s n o t o n ly r i d e r s wh o h ave t o beware,� he said. “Drivers have to be aware of cyclists, because something that is a fender bender when you’re on four wheels is easily fatal on two. Drivers who don’t see motorcycles can make left-hand turns in front of them or run a stop sign and run them down in the middle of the road.� The councilman also refused to defend careless bikers. “I’m sitting in a rental car right now because about two weeks ago I was sitting in my car on 31st Street when a a biker slammed into me,� Vallone said. “Bikers need to be vigilant. And we’ve all seen reckless bikers who weave in and out Q between cars in traffic.
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