Ramon Russel
Ramon Russel
Friday, December 7, 2012
Age: 37
Location:
Acqueduct Racetrack parking lot
114 st and 150 ave.
Queens , NY
United States
Ramon Russel, 37, was tangled in the wheels and instantly killed by the driver of a huge a tractor trailer making a wide turn in the
parking lot of the Acqueduct racetrack on 114th Street and 150th Avenue about 5:20
p.m., cops said. A police source said he died immediately.
The
53-year-old driver was making a wide turn in the parking lot and didn’t
initially realize he had hit Russel, police sources said. He was at the
racetrack to pick up horses and bring them to Belmont Park.
The cyclist lived in a dormitory nearby at the racetrack and worked assisting a horse trainer.
No
criminality is suspected, and the driver had a valid license,
authorities said. He passed a breathalyzer after the accident, and
inspectors did not find any violations on his truck.
The above information was taken from reports on the crash from theNew York Post and the Daily News.
Friday, December 7, 2012
Age: 37
Location:
Acqueduct Racetrack parking lot
114 st and 150 ave.
Queens , NY
United States
Ramon Russel, 37, was tangled in the wheels and instantly killed by the driver of a huge a tractor trailer making a wide turn in the
parking lot of the Acqueduct racetrack on 114th Street and 150th Avenue about 5:20
p.m., cops said. A police source said he died immediately.
The
53-year-old driver was making a wide turn in the parking lot and didn’t
initially realize he had hit Russel, police sources said. He was at the
racetrack to pick up horses and bring them to Belmont Park.
The cyclist lived in a dormitory nearby at the racetrack and worked assisting a horse trainer.
No
criminality is suspected, and the driver had a valid license,
authorities said. He passed a breathalyzer after the accident, and
inspectors did not find any violations on his truck.
The above information was taken from reports on the crash from theNew York Post and the Daily News.