Crown Heights & Prospect Heights
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Man Killed in Dirt Bike Accident Near Kings County Hospital, Police Say

Aidan Gardiner

By Aidan Gardiner on January 7, 2013 8:02am

Paul Carthy died of his injuries after slamming into a Nissan Altima on Clarkson Avenue late Sunday January 6, 2013.

DNAinfo

CROWN HEIGHTS — A 24-year-old Brooklyn man died after his unregistered Kawasaki dirt bike crashed into car near Kings County Hospital Center Sunday night, police said.

Paul Carthy was riding his bike east on Clarkson Avenue at 9:10 p.m. when it slammed into a Nissan Altima near East 38th Street, according to the NYPD.

Carthy was transported to Kings County Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, cops said.

The driver of the car remained at the scene. Cops investigated the accident scene and determined that no crime was committed.

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