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Jamaica motorcyclist killed in collision with Kia driver in Middle Village on Friday afternoon: NYPD

A motorcyclist from Jamaica was killed in a crash near Mount Olivet Cemetery in Middle Village on Friday afternoon.

Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood responded to a 911 call of a vehicle collision at 69th Street and Eliot Avenue at 5:15 p.m., where they found the 39-year-old man on the roadway with severe trauma to the head and body, police said Sunday. EMS responded to the scene and rushed the injured motorcyclist to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The deceased was identified as Keron Frederick of 168th Street in Jamaica.

Bring them home: Presenting the stories of the Oct. 7 hostages

Nov. 4, 2024 amNewYork Metro

On Oct. 7, 2023, our world changed forever. As families in southern Israel celebrated the joyous holiday of Simchat Torah, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, unleashing a brutal attack that left over 1,200 people dead and 251 taken hostage, nearly all civilians. It was the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust.