Recent severe crashes

1. Motorcycle Rider Died After Losing Control on LIE Ramp in Maspeth 2026-08-08T16:00:00+00:00
   Queens
   David Rivera, 49, died after police said he lost control of a Suzuki motorcycle on the eastbound Long Island Expressway outer roadway ramp in Maspeth.
   Police said David Rivera, 49, of Marlboro in Ulster County, was riding a Suzuki GSX-R750 eastbound on the right shoulder of the Long Island Expressway outer roadway ramp in Maspeth on Aug. 8. Investigators said Rivera hit a metal sewer grate, lost control and collided with a barrier wall, sustaining head trauma. Officers responding to a 911 call found him on the roadway east of 69th Street, and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. Police said there had been no arrests and the investigation remained ongoing.
2. Police Search for USPS Driver After Fatal Hell's Kitchen Hit-Run 2026-08-08T09:30:00+00:00
   Manhattan
   Police said a USPS driver did not remain after a 66-year-old man was hit and killed while crossing Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen.
   Police said the man, 66, was crossing Ninth Avenue mid-block between West 54th and West 55th streets just after 5:30 a.m. when he was hit by a USPS truck. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead. Police said the driver did not remain at the scene, and the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. USPS said it was cooperating with law enforcement.
3. Man lying in Bronx street fatally hit by two drivers 2026-08-08T07:45:00+00:00
   Bronx
   A BMW SUV driver fled after hitting a man lying on College Avenue, and an NYPD driver then hit him and stopped to help, police said.
   Police said the crash followed a fight shortly before 4 a.m. on College Avenue in Melrose. A man described as in his 50s was punched, fell unconscious in the street, and about 10 minutes later was hit by a driver in a white BMW SUV who left the scene. Police said a marked NYPD driver behind the BMW then hit the man and stopped to render aid. EMS took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. Gothamist reported that police had not made arrests as the investigation continued.
4. SUV driver fatally hits woman in Queens bike lane, police say 2026-08-01T05:30:00+00:00
   Queens
   An SUV driver hit a woman standing in a Queens bike lane and continued north without stopping; she died at a hospital, police said.
   Police told the Daily News that a woman in her 60s or 70s was standing in the northbound bike lane on 99th Street near 57th Avenue in Corona around 1:30 a.m. when a driver in a dark-colored SUV hit her and continued north on 99th Street. Medics took the woman to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, where she died. Police said no arrests had been made as of the article’s publication.
5. Tesla Driver Fatally Hits E-Scooter Rider on Upper West Side 2026-07-30T14:35:00+00:00
   Manhattan
   A 34-year-old Tesla driver fatally hit e-scooter rider Doreen Meyers at West 60th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, police told reporters.
   Police told reporters that Doreen Meyers, 49, was riding a stand-up e-scooter north on Amsterdam Avenue on the morning of July 30, 2026, when a 34-year-old man driving a Tesla west on West 60th Street hit her. EMS took Meyers to Mount Sinai Morningside, where she was pronounced dead. The driver stayed at the scene, and police said no charges were immediately filed while the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad continued its investigation. West Side Spirit identified Meyers as a Hell's Kitchen resident, former Peace Corps volunteer and dedicated marathoner.