Source: A worker for the Big Apple Circus is dead after a bicycle accident in Queens. Police say 39-year-old electrician Tskaka Cooke was riding his bike Saturday evening on Union Turnpike in Fresh Meadows when the driver of a parked car opened his door and Cooke slammed into it. The circus says the accident happened after a show at nearby Cunningham Park. "The two nurses when they were working they were asking for towels, and I ran inside and I grabbed a towel so they could make some type of tourniquet. But when I first saw him I did the sign of the Cross cause I knew only God can probably help him now," said one witness. Cooke was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police say the driver of the car stayed on the scene and was not charged. The circus dedicated Sunday night's show to Cooke.
Collision Data
Crash time: between 6 p.m. and 8:59 p.m.
Closest Intersection: Cunningham Park
Land use: Urban
Road type: Urban Freeway or Expressway
Where on the road the collision happened: Road
Collision type: Other
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Automobile
At crash time driver was: Operating the Vehicle in Careless or Inattentive Manner
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Negative
Link if Website: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/biker_dies_ramming_into_car_n9e99lUXpaGXyKqg6mzOEM
Source: News Report
Type: TV
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://queens.ny1.com/content/top_stories/163276/circus-worker-killed-in-queens-bicycle-accident
Legal Status
Legal status: No charges filedAgainst:
Civil Suit filed?:
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always thought most states have a check before opening a door in to traffic law could be wrong but i dought it,how can there be no violations issued sounds shady to me