Moped rider dies in Major Deegan crash with tractor-trailer
A 28-year-old moped rider was killed on the Major Deegan Expressway after police said he lost control near Exit 2B in Mott Haven and hit a tractor-trailer traveling north.
What We Know
A 28-year-old man was killed on July 7, 2022, in a crash on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. The official record identifies him as the driver of a moped traveling north and lists a tractor-truck diesel traveling north as the other vehicle. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the rider lost control near Exit 2B in Mott Haven and hit a tractor-trailer going the same direction. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. The paper reported that the 60-year-old tractor-trailer driver stayed at the scene and was not immediately facing charges. The official record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor for the moped rider.
Northbound crash on the Major Deegan
The official record says the crash happened on July 7, 2022, at 7:27 p.m. on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, and lists one motorist killed and no other injuries.
The Daily News reported that police said the 28-year-old rider was traveling north near Exit 2B in Mott Haven when he lost control and hit a tractor-trailer traveling in the same direction.
The rider died at Lincoln Hospital
The official record identifies the person killed as a 28-year-old male driver of the moped. The Daily News reported that he was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he died, and that his name had not been released at the time of publication.
The Daily News reported that the 60-year-old tractor-trailer driver stayed at the scene and was not immediately facing charges.
Records identify a moped and a tractor-truck
The official record lists the rider’s vehicle as a 2021 Lance AE Series moped traveling north, with one occupant. It lists the other vehicle as a 1999 tractor-truck diesel traveling north, also with one occupant.
The Daily News described the rider as a motorcyclist and also referred to a motor scooter at the crash scene; the official record lists the rider’s vehicle type as a moped.
Police account and official factor
The Daily News reported that police said the rider lost control before the collision. The official crash record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor for the moped rider.
Where
Major Deegan Expy