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Motorcyclist Killed After Colliding With Car in Williamsburg Over the Weekend: NYPD

Oct. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez

A man is dead after colliding with a car while on his motorcycle in Williamsburg over the weekend, according to police.

The motorcyclist, 39-year-old Angel Perez, was found with severe trauma to his head and torso after a crash at Broadway and Union Street just before 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 6.

Investigators say Perez was traveling west on Broadway when he collided into the passenger side of a grey Honda, traveling east on Broadway, that was attempting to make a left onto Union Avenue.

Perez, from Bushwick, was taken to Woodhull Hospital after the crash, where he was pronounced dead.

The car operator remained on the scene and the investigation is ongoing by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad.

The vehicle operator, according to the Daily News, was taken to the 90th Precinct for questioning.

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