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Motorcyclist Dies After Spinning Out of Control on Belt Parkway, Cops Say

By Aidan Gardiner | August 26, 2013 8:02am
 Jasmine Calix, 21, died when her Yamaha motorcycle spun out of control in Sheepshead Bay, cops said.
Jasmine Calix, 21, died when her Yamaha motorcycle spun out of control in Sheepshead Bay, cops said.
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BROOKLYN — A woman died Sunday night when she lost control of her Yamaha motorcycle and was flung onto a Sheepshead Bay roadway, cops said.

Jasmine Calix, 21, was riding east on Belt Parkway about 8:40 p.m. when her bike skidded near Knapp Street, fell over and flung her off, according to the NYPD.

Calix suffered severe head trauma and was rushed to Coney Island Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

No other vehicles were involved in the accident, cops said.