Two men die in Bronx motorcycle crash at Commerce and Newbold avenues.
A 21-year-old driver and 13-year-old passenger died in a crash recorded at Commerce Avenue and Newbold Avenue in the Bronx at 12:48 a.m. on Aug. 11, 2024; Spectrum Noticias later reported police identified them as Jothan Alexis Rodríguez-Huerta and Alejandro Rodríguez-Villagomez.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police later identified the driver as Jothan Alexis Rodríguez-Huerta, 21, and the passenger as Alejandro Rodríguez-Villagomez, 13, Spectrum Noticias reported. Early reports said the riders hit a tree; Spectrum, citing investigators, reported that Rodríguez-Huerta lost control on a curve and both people struck a concrete wall.
Later reporting identified the two riders.
Spectrum Noticias reported that police identified Jothan Alexis Rodríguez-Huerta, 21, as the driver and Alejandro Rodríguez-Villagomez, 13, as the passenger. The report said both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Early reports described the passenger as older: amNewYork and News 12 said he appeared to be or was in his 20s, while Patch reported age 20. Spectrum Noticias later identified him as 13, matching the age in the official crash record.
Reports differ on what the riders hit.
Spectrum Noticias, citing investigators, reported that Rodríguez-Huerta lost control on a curve and that both people struck a concrete wall. Earlier reports from amNewYork, Patch and News 12 said the riders hit a tree; the accounts do not resolve the difference.
The official record lists a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle with two occupants and records eastbound travel and a left turn before the crash.
At Commerce and Newbold avenues.
The official record places the crash at Commerce Avenue and Newbold Avenue in the Bronx at 12:48 a.m. on Aug. 11, 2024. Spectrum Noticias identifies the area as Unionport.