March 14, 2019 By Jon Cronin
A Long Island City resident was struck and killed while riding his bicycle in Hunters Point this morning.
The cyclist, identified as Robert Spencer of 50th Avenue, was hit by a black sedan at around 7:50 a.m. near the intersection of Borden Avenue and 2nd Street, police said.
Spencer was riding west on Borden Avenue when he was hit by the vehicle traveling south on 2nd Street. The driver remained on the scene and the NYPD is still investigating the crash.
The driver has not been charged.
EMS took Spencer to Mt. Sinai Hospital Astoria where he was pronounced dead.
At the scene on Borden Ave and 2nd St. In the CitizenApp chat, user stujo says, “A bicyclist was killed” #bikeNYC #VisionZero pic.twitter.com/g6lI7KZcww
— Walking LIC (@LICwalkers) March 14, 2019
