Kevin Lopez
from NBC NY
A Queens teenager died a week after he was struck by a driver near the Queensboro Bridge while riding a bicycle, police said.
Kevin
Lopez, 18, of Long Island City, died at Cornell Hospital Wednesday,
eight days after he was hit by a Mercedes Benz at Queens Plaza North and
29th Street.
Lopez was riding
northbound on 29th Street in a designated bike lane when the Mercedes,
which was going westbound on Queens Plaza North, hit him, police said.
Lopez
was ejected from his bike and he hit the hood and windshield of the car
before falling onto the street, according to police. Responding
officers and EMS found him lying on the road with severe head trauma. He
was taken to Cornell Hospital in critical condition.
DNA Info also reported on the crash giving Kevin's age as 20.
from NBC NY
A Queens teenager died a week after he was struck by a driver near the Queensboro Bridge while riding a bicycle, police said.
Kevin
Lopez, 18, of Long Island City, died at Cornell Hospital Wednesday,
eight days after he was hit by a Mercedes Benz at Queens Plaza North and
29th Street.
Lopez was riding
northbound on 29th Street in a designated bike lane when the Mercedes,
which was going westbound on Queens Plaza North, hit him, police said.
Lopez
was ejected from his bike and he hit the hood and windshield of the car
before falling onto the street, according to police. Responding
officers and EMS found him lying on the road with severe head trauma. He
was taken to Cornell Hospital in critical condition.
DNA Info also reported on the crash giving Kevin's age as 20.