Motorcyclist Dies After Major Deegan Expressway Barrier Crash
Eric Parache, 48, died on Sept. 25, 2022, after police said he hit a concrete barrier on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx and was thrown off an overpass.
What We Know
A city crash record logged the fatal crash shortly after midnight on Sept. 25, 2022, on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, where a 48-year-old motorcycle driver was killed. The Daily News, citing police, identified him as Eric Parache of East Elmhurst, Queens, and reported that he was riding a 2020 Ducati when he hit a concrete barrier just north of the RFK Triborough Bridge, was thrown from the overpass, and landed near E. 135th St. and Cypress Ave. The article placed the crash at about 1:10 a.m.; the city record lists 12:14 a.m. The city record listed driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
Police described a fatal overpass crash
The city crash record says one motorist was killed on the Major Deegan Expressway shortly after midnight on Sept. 25, 2022. The Daily News, citing police, reported that Eric Parache was riding a 2020 Ducati when he hit a concrete barrier just north of the RFK Triborough Bridge.
The article said Parache was thrown from the overpass and landed below near E. 135th St. and Cypress Ave., where he died at the scene from traumatic injuries. The article placed the crash at about 1:10 a.m.; the city record lists 12:14 a.m.
The crash was on the Major Deegan near the RFK Triborough Bridge
The official record places the crash on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. The Daily News reported, citing police, that it happened just north of the RFK Triborough Bridge and that Parache landed below near E. 135th St. and Cypress Ave.
Eric Parache was the rider who died
The Daily News identified the motorcyclist as Eric Parache, 48, of East Elmhurst, Queens. The city record classified the person killed as the motorcycle driver.
The record describes a single motorcycle rider
The city record says the rider was traveling north and going straight ahead on a 2020 motorcycle with one occupant. The Daily News identified the motorcycle as a 2020 Ducati.