Motorcyclist Dies in Utopia Parkway Crash
Police said Thomas Hardy, 28, was speeding on Utopia Parkway in Fresh Meadows when he lost control near Jewel Avenue; the city record lists him as the motorcyclist killed in the crash.
What We Know
Thomas Hardy, 28, was riding a Honda CBR650R on Utopia Parkway in Fresh Meadows shortly after midnight on June 1, 2022, when police said he was speeding, lost control and was thrown into a residential yard after a crash at a brick fence near Jewel Avenue. Medics took him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, where he died. The city crash record lists one motorist killed, a motorcycle involved and unsafe speed as the contributing factor.
Police described a late-night loss of control
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Thomas Hardy was speeding down Utopia Parkway about 12:30 a.m. when he lost control of his Honda CBR650R near Jewel Avenue. After a crash at a brick fence, he was thrown into a nearby residential yard.
Thomas Hardy died after medics took him to a hospital
Hardy was 28 and lived in St. Albans, according to police cited by the Daily News. Medics took him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, where he died. The city record lists him as the motorcycle driver and the only person killed in the crash.
Records identify the motorcycle as a Honda
The Daily News reported that Hardy was riding a Honda CBR650R. The city vehicle record lists a 2021 Honda motorcycle, one occupant, southbound travel and straight-ahead movement before the crash.
Unsafe speed is the documented factor
The city crash record lists unsafe speed as the contributing factor. Police also told the Daily News that Hardy was speeding before he lost control.
Utopia Parkway has seen repeated harm since 2022
The crash happened at Utopia Parkway and Jewel Avenue in Queens. Along Utopia Parkway in Queens, CrashCountNYC’s location context records 400 crashes, 278 injuries, 20 serious injuries and 3 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.