3 Motorcyclists Die In Brooklyn Crashes In 2 Days: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — Three motorcyclists died in less than 48 hours after crashes in Brooklyn on Sunday and Monday, according to police.

In the first crash, early Sunday morning, 26-year-old Jordan Smith was riding his Kawasaki motorcycle on Louisiana Avenue in East New York when he slammed into a Nissan whose driver had pulled away from the curb to make a U-turn on the street, police said.

Smith, who lived in New Jersey, was thrown from his bike onto the road, where emergency responders unconscious and unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital.

Hours later on Sunday evening, another motorcyclist was riding on Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie when he crashed into an SUV waiting in a "left turning bay" to make a turn near Avenue K, police said.

That motorcyclist, 38-year-old Aton Austin, was also thrown from his bike. Emergency responders found him lying in the road with severe head trauma and brought him to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The third crash happened in Cypress Hills just before 1:30 p.m. on Monday, according to police.

Jan Shah, 23, sped through a red light at the intersection of Conduit and Sutter avenues when he hit a Honda sedan that was driving westbound on Sutter avenue, police said.

Emergency responders found Shah, who was from Queens, with severe trauma to his head and torso. He was also pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital, police said.

The drivers of all three cars involved in the crashes were not injured, police said. Cops are still investigating each incident and have so far not made any arrests.

The motorcycle crashes come just a few days after two other fatal crashes involving Revel mopeds in New York City. Revel, which lets New Yorkers rent electric mopeds, suspended its service until further notice after the crashes.

Despite reduced traffic during the coronavirus pandemic, 120 people have died in crashes so far the year, compared to 126 in the same time period last year, according to traffic data.