Police say he was travelling at twice the speed limit when he hit a taxi carrying Nachman and Raizy Glauber, both 21, on Sunday in Brooklyn.

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Sgt Martyn Bougourd, a police collision investigation officer, said he calculated that the quad bike had been travelling at 32mph, within the 35mph speed limit for the road.

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Drivers travelling at up to 30kph above the 120kph (75mph) speed limit on motorways generally get away with it.

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