Motorcyclist killed in Grand Central Parkway crash near LaGuardia.
Carlos Tabarez, 35, was riding west on the Grand Central Parkway near LaGuardia Airport when police said he struck an arterial wall; the official record places the crash at 5:04 a.m. on August 26, 2022, and records one death.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police said Carlos Tabarez, 35, was riding west on the Grand Central Parkway when he struck an arterial wall and fell. QNS reported he was pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital Center. The official record lists a motorcycle and a Toyota classified as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle, but the news accounts do not describe the Toyota's role.
QNS identified the rider as Carlos Tabarez.
QNS identified the motorcyclist as Carlos Tabarez, 35, of Elmhurst.
Police accounts describe a wall impact.
QNS reported that police investigators said Tabarez was riding a 2014 Honda west near 86th Street when he struck an arterial wall and fell from the motorcycle. Patch separately reported that police said he lost control and hit a wall near Exit 5, causing him to fall.
Officers found him on the roadway with trauma, and QNS reported that EMS took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead. The official record counts one person killed and none injured.
Reports give different nearby street references.
QNS placed the crash on the westbound Grand Central Parkway near 86th Street, along LaGuardia Airport's southern edge in East Elmhurst. Patch described it as around Exit 5, near East 85th Street.
The official record lists a second vehicle.
The official record lists a 2014 Honda motorcycle and a 2014 Toyota classified as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle, both traveling west. It assigns driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor to the Toyota's driver; the news accounts do not describe that driver's role.
The investigation continued during the morning commute.
Patch reported westbound delays at 8:30 a.m. while police investigated. QNS said the NYPD Highway District's Collision Squad investigation was ongoing.