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Driver Charged in Fatal Astoria Hit-Run Police have charged an 18-year-old Long Island man with the hit-run death of an Astoria teenager on April 9th. Cops said Jayden McLaurin, 14, 0f 21st Street, was pedaling an electric Citi Bike southbound on 21st Street near 21st Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. when he was fatally struck
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“The number of fatalities is concerning,” a DOT spokesperson told the Daily News, adding that the department is closely monitoring the data.
Authorities took Yaser Ibrahim into custody early Tuesday morning hours after 16-year-old Jaydan McLaurin was killed while riding on a Citibike e-bike in Astoria around 9:30 p.m., police said.
Yaser Ibrahim allegedly hit Jaydan McLaurin of Long Island City while the 14-year-old was riding a Citi Bike through the intersection of 21st Street and 21st Avenue in Astoria, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.
Victim Jaydan McLaurin is remembered by neighbors as a helpful young man who loved basketball.