Pickup Driver Killed Queens Bicyclist During Police Chase
A pickup driver killed bicyclist Amanda Servedio at 34th Avenue and 37th Street in Queens on Oct. 22, 2024, after police said he fled officers investigating a burglary; prosecutors later charged Bekim Fiseku with murder.
What We Know
Amanda Servedio was biking through 34th Avenue and 37th Street in Astoria late on Oct. 22, 2024, when a pickup driver hit her during a police pursuit, according to police and prosecutors. The official crash record recorded one cyclist killed at the Queens intersection. Prosecutors later said Bekim Fiseku fled officers after an alleged burglary attempt, drove through Long Island City and Astoria, and hit Servedio, who had the right of way. Fiseku was later indicted on charges including murder and manslaughter; police later identified Nedzad Korac as another suspect sought in connection with the fatal hit-and-run.
A late-night ride ended in a fatal pursuit crash
The official record says one bicyclist was killed at 34th Avenue and 37th Street in Queens at 11:10 p.m. on Oct. 22, 2024, and lists a pickup truck, a sedan and a bike in the crash.
Police told reporters that officers responding to a burglary call saw a Dodge Ram pickup with tape covering its rear license plate, and that the driver sped away when officers approached. Officers pursued for about a mile into Astoria, where police said the driver hit Amanda Servedio as she entered the intersection on her bike.
The Daily News and the Post reported that surveillance video showed the pickup driver hitting Servedio shortly before officers arrived with lights flashing. Police said officers stopped to aid her, while the driver continued away; medics took Servedio to Elmhurst Hospital, where she died.
Amanda Servedio was identified as the bicyclist killed
The official record describes the person killed as a female bicyclist, age 36. Police and prosecutors identified her as Amanda Servedio. Some Daily News accounts described her as 37, while the official record, the Post, Gothamist and later police reporting described her as 36.
Neighbors and reporters described Servedio as an avid cyclist who lived in Astoria, worked as a senior tax accountant, and regularly took long rides, including organized rides. Gothamist reported that friends and family said she was returning from a cycling event when the driver hit her.
34th Avenue has a long crash record in Queens
The crash happened at 34th Avenue and 37th Street in Queens, in Astoria near Long Island City.
CrashCountNYC’s street context for 34th Avenue in Queens recorded 891 crashes, 586 injuries, 32 serious injuries and 6 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Investigators focused on a Dodge Ram pickup
The official record lists the pickup driver traveling east and going straight before the crash; it also lists the bicyclist going straight and a westbound sedan parked. The record identifies front-end damage to the pickup and sedan and describes the bike as demolished.
Press accounts identified the pickup as a Dodge Ram and the parked sedan as a BMW. Police said the driver abandoned the pickup after leaving the crash scene; prosecutors later said investigators found the pickup, a cellphone and tools allegedly connected to the burglary.
Police and prosecutors cited fleeing, red lights and aggressive driving
The official crash record attributed traffic-control disregarded and aggressive driving or road rage to the pickup driver.
Gothamist reported that Queens prosecutors said surveillance videos captured Fiseku and another man speeding, weaving in and out of bike lanes, and running red lights during the chase. Prosecutors also said Servedio had the right of way when the driver hit her.
Fiseku was charged, and police later named another suspect
The Daily News reported that Bekim Fiseku was arrested eight months after the crash and charged with murder, manslaughter and assault. Gothamist reported that a Queens judge ordered him held in jail and that he faced up to 25 years in prison if convicted on the state charges.
In February 2026, the Daily News reported that police identified Nedzad Korac as another suspect sought in connection with the fatal hit-and-run. That report said police described Korac as a passenger with Fiseku when the driver sped away from officers.