NEW YORK – One person has died and another has ended up behind bars after a suspected drunk-driving incident in a Queens neighborhood over the long holiday weekend.
Police said the Jackson Heights crash involved a motorcycle whose driver did not survive the crash.
The driver behind the wheel of a BMW allegedly hit the motorcycle near 82nd Street and 37th Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday morning.
The victim was rushed to hospital, but did not survive the injuries sustained in the crash. Authorities were still working to identify the operator several hours later.
Police said the 24-year-old BMW driver, who remained at the scene, was arrested. He must answer for driving while intoxicated and without a license or insurance.
