Teen Moped Operator and Passenger Die on Cross Island Parkway
Fifteen-year-old Andy Rodriguez and his passenger, Giselle Flores, 19, died after a barrier-wall collision on the southbound Cross Island Parkway near 150th Street at about 1:58 a.m. Saturday.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
Andy Rodriguez, 15, and his passenger, Giselle Flores, 19, died after a collision near a barrier wall on the southbound Cross Island Parkway shortly before 2 a.m. on August 31, 2024. Police reported that the two were riding a moped when it collided with the wall. Giselle's twin, Sharick Flores, said a friend described a collision with a car before they reached the wall; ABC7 reported that police were examining whether another vehicle was involved. Giselle died at the scene, and Andy died at Flushing Hospital. Sharick said she and Giselle had hoped to study medicine.
Accounts of the collision differ.
Police said Andy Rodriguez was operating the moped southbound when it collided with a barrier wall. Giselle Flores, his passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene. Andy was taken to Flushing Hospital Medical Center, where he died.
Giselle's twin, Sharick Flores, said a friend told her there had first been a collision with a car. ABC7 reported that police were still determining whether another vehicle was involved.
On the southbound parkway near 150th Street.
The crash happened on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens, near the 150th Street overpass. Police placed the barrier-wall collision in the southbound lanes, where investigators were examining whether another vehicle had been involved.
Two teenagers died.
Andy Rodriguez was 15. Giselle Flores was 19 and had a fraternal twin, Sharick. Sharick said she and Giselle planned to attend college and study medicine; Giselle hoped to become a nurse.
Sharick remembered Giselle as someone who urged others to live in the moment. "She was my whole world," Sharick told The Post. The sisters had planned to spend part of the holiday weekend together.
City records use two descriptions.
The city's collision summary calls the two-wheeler a motorcycle, while its detailed vehicle record calls it a moped. News reports also describe it as a moped. The detailed record says Andy and Giselle were its two occupants.
Police continued investigating.
Police were investigating the collision, and reporters said no arrests had been made as of August 31. Sharick said her family was raising money for Giselle's funeral.