Motorcyclist Killed In Williamsburg Bridge Crash, Police Say

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — A motorcyclist was killed when he crashed his bike on the Williamsburg Bridge Thursday morning, according to police.

Germain Palacios was driving toward Brooklyn around 3:30 a.m. when his bike veered and struck the bridge’s crash cushion, police said.

The motorcycle then careened back into traffic and rammed into an SUV, which was also driving east, according to police.

Emergency responders rushed the biker to Woodhull Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The SUV driver remained on the scene and the accident will be investigated by the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad, said police.

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Correction: The original version of this story included incorrect information, provided by the NYPD, that the victim was 24-year-old Mark Medina.