Truck Driver Fatally Hits Motorcyclist on Long Island Expressway
A truck driver fatally struck a 22-year-old motorcyclist with a trailer's rear wheels after the rider fell on the eastbound Long Island Expressway at about 4:37 a.m. on May 27, 2023.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
A 22-year-old man was riding a 2022 Triumph motorcycle east on the Long Island Expressway in Queens early on May 27, 2023, when he lost control and fell into the roadway, police accounts reported by QNS said. A driver in a 2021 Freightliner truck struck him with the rear wheels of an attached trailer. Medics pronounced the rider dead at the scene. The truck driver stopped on the right shoulder and remained there; QNS reported no arrests as the investigation continued.
The collision
Police said the 22-year-old rider fell from his eastbound 2022 Triumph motorcycle. A driver in a 2021 Freightliner truck then struck him with the rear wheels of an attached trailer. Medics pronounced the rider dead at the scene.
Eastbound on the Long Island Expressway
The official record places the crash on the Long Island Expressway. QNS and the Daily News locate it near Woodhaven Boulevard in Queens, while the New York Post says Queens Boulevard.
The Woodhaven Boulevard location also matters to the aftermath: QNS reported that the truck driver stopped on the expressway's right shoulder there.
The response and investigation
Officers responding to a call at about 4:37 a.m. found the rider on the roadway with severe injuries. The truck driver remained at the scene. QNS reported that police had made no arrests and were continuing to investigate.