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Motorcyclist killed in Brooklyn crash – Metro US

Motorcyclist killed in Brooklyn crash

Police tape Jorge Rios, 47, was killed after his motorcycle crashed into a car in Brooklyn on Sunday. Credit: Metro File Photo

A 47-year-old motorcyclist was killed on Sunday after crashing into a car in Brooklyn, police said.

The collision occurred about 4:30 p.m. in Greenpoint.

Jorge Rios, of Queens, was traveling northbound on Manhattan Avenue when his 2001 Suzuki motorcycle struck the passenger side of a 2007 Lexus sedan, police said.

Rios was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The driver of the Lexus, a 71-year-old man, remained at the scene.