Death by Cop- 2022

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Unnamed Passenger 1 of 2

Case # :1151

Gender : Male

Age : Unknown

Race : Latinx

Date : 08/22/2022

Location : Queensboro Bridge Lower Roadway

City : Long Island

County :

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) :): Niketas Janios, Marya Cardona Quintero

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event :

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

A police chase conducted by Officers Niketas Janios and Marya Cardona Quintero caused the ATV riders smashing their ATV into a Freightliner tractor trailer on the Queensboro Bridge Lower Roadway at around 1:40 a.m. Police escalated a chase until they hit the truck causing them to fall to the roadway.
The driver, Angel Lopez, 22, was then run over by the rear tire of the truck, causing severe head and body trauma.
The passenger, who has yet to be identified, sustained severe head and body trauma and was transported by EMS to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center where he later died.

Source Links :

https://licpost.com/two-108th-precinct-cops-under-investigation-for-potential-role-in-deadly-atv-crash-in-lic-friday