QUEENS, N.Y. – A 40-year-old man was killed late Monday night in a motor vehicle crash after his scooter collided with an SUV and then struck a fire hydrant in Hollis, police said.
The NYPD reported that the fatal crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. on December 29 at the intersection of 204th Street and Jamaica Avenue, within the confines of the 103rd Precinct.
According to investigators with the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad, a 2024 Zhejiang Jiajue gas-powered scooter, operated by the victim, identified as Kevin Loadholt of Queens, was traveling eastbound on Jamaica Avenue when a 2021 Honda HR-V driven by a 23-year-old woman began making a left turn from northbound 204th Street onto westbound Jamaica Avenue. The scooter struck the Honda, then continued forward and crashed into a nearby fire hydrant.
Emergency responders transported Loadholt to North Shore University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the Honda remained at the scene.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.