Dirt bike rider dies after Bronx crash into parked cars
Isaiah Santana, 30, was killed early June 4, 2022, after police said he lost control while riding east on East 138th Street in Mott Haven and collided with parked cars near Willis Avenue.
What We Know
Isaiah Santana, 30, was riding a 2019 KTM 250 east on East 138th Street in Mott Haven shortly after 1:15 a.m. on June 4, 2022, when police said he lost control near Willis Avenue, veered right and collided with parked cars. The Daily News reported he was thrown from the bike and was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. The city crash record lists one motorist killed, no reported injuries, driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor, and unsafe speed in the motorcycle entry.
Police said the rider lost control near Willis Avenue
The official crash record lists a motorcycle and three sedans in the collision. It records one death and no reported injuries.
A 30-year-old rider died; another driver was not hurt
Santana was 30. The Daily News reported that the crash happened about a block from his Bronx home. Medics took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he died.
Police told the Daily News that a later collision involved the riderless bike and a 2009 Mercedes-Benz driven by a 47-year-old man. The Mercedes driver was not hurt.
East 138th Street has a heavy crash record
The crash was recorded at 387 East 138th Street in the Bronx, near Willis Avenue in Mott Haven.
CrashCountNYC’s street context for East 138th Street in the Bronx counts 684 crashes, 456 injuries, 25 serious injuries and 4 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.