A Box-Truck Driver Remained After a Fatal Queens Boulevard Crash.
A box-truck driver remained at the scene of the crash recorded at 6:08 a.m. on August 10, 2022, on Queens Boulevard in Woodside; police said 42-year-old motorcyclist Diego Sesta was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A box-truck driver remained at the scene after the August 10, 2022, crash on Queens Boulevard in Woodside. The official record lists one person killed in the collision at 6:08 a.m. Police identified the rider as Diego Sesta, 42, of Elmhurst. Accounts differ on the sequence: Patch said his motorcycle made contact with the side of a truck traveling alongside him and he fell underneath; one QNS report said he was thrown from the motorcycle before falling underneath. Another QNS account said he lost control after contact, was thrown into the roadway, then went under the truck and was struck again. Police reported no arrests and an ongoing investigation.
Accounts give different sequences.
Patch reported that Sesta was approaching 58th Street when his motorcycle made contact with the side of a box truck traveling alongside him; police said he fell underneath and was run over. A QNS report said he was thrown from the motorcycle before falling beneath the truck. Another QNS account said he lost control after contact, was thrown into the roadway, then went underneath and was struck again.
Reports place the crash near 58th Street.
The official record locates the collision on Queens Boulevard. Patch reported that Sesta was approaching the intersection of 58th Street, and QNS described the location as the Queens Boulevard service road near 58th Street in Woodside.
The rider was a 42-year-old Elmhurst resident.
Police identified the rider as Diego Sesta, 42. Patch reported that he lived in Elmhurst.
Reports disagree about the rider's direction.
The official record lists a 2022 Honda motorcycle and a 2006 International box truck, and records both vehicles traveling west. One QNS report also placed Sesta westbound on the Queens Boulevard service road; another said he was traveling eastbound.
Police reported no arrests as the inquiry continued.
QNS reported that EMS took Sesta to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Patch also reported that he was taken to the hospital but could not be saved. QNS said the box-truck driver remained at the scene. Police reported no arrests and said the investigation was ongoing.