Motorcyclist killed in Queens crash at Atlantic and Lefferts
After the Overnight Shift
A 30-year-old woman driving a Subaru remained at the scene after the 7:41 a.m. September 10, 2022, collision that killed motorcyclist Francisco Santiago, 31, at Atlantic Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Queens.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A 30-year-old woman driving a 2016 Subaru remained at the scene after the collision, police reports said. The official record places the crash at Atlantic Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard at 7:41 a.m. on September 10, 2022, and counts one person killed. QNS reported that police said Santiago was traveling west and went through a red light, while the driver was turning left onto northbound Lefferts; the Post described the other vehicle as heading north on Lefferts. Santiago's mother told the Daily News he was heading home from an overnight shift at a private sanitation company.
Police accounts describe the vehicles' approach.
The official crash record lists one motorist killed in a collision at Atlantic Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Queens at 7:41 a.m. on September 10, 2022. The Post and QNS reported that the crash happened at about 7:40 a.m. in Richmond Hill.
QNS reported that investigators said Santiago, 31, was riding west on Atlantic Avenue and went through a red light before the collision. QNS said the 30-year-old woman driving a 2016 Subaru Impreza was turning left from eastbound Atlantic Avenue onto northbound Lefferts Boulevard; the Daily News also described a left turn onto Lefferts. The Post's police account said Santiago disobeyed a red light and described the other vehicle as heading north on Lefferts. The official record lists a westbound motorcycle and a northbound sedan making a left turn.
Santiago was heading home from work.
Santiago's mother told the Daily News that he was heading home from an overnight shift working for a private sanitation company. The paper reported that he was survived by two sisters.
The driver stayed at the scene.
QNS reported that EMS took Santiago to Jamaica Hospital, where he was pronounced dead; the Post also reported that he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Post reported that the 30-year-old woman driving the other vehicle remained at the scene and that an NYPD spokeswoman said no criminality was suspected. QNS said the investigation was ongoing. The Daily News reported on September 11 that she had not been charged by then.
Where
ATLANTIC AVENUE and LEFFERTS BOULEVARD