A box truck driver ran over a cyclist after a door opened.
The Door and the Truck
A box truck driver ran over 44-year-old Georgios Smaragdis after another driver opened a door as Smaragdis rode near Broome and Centre streets; the official crash record places the collision at 10:13 a.m. on May 1, 2025.
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What We Know
Police accounts said Georgios Smaragdis, 44, was riding west on Broome Street when he collided with a door opened by another driver. The Daily News reported that he veered into the box truck driver's path; Patch said he fell into the roadway and was run over while lying there. The official crash record places the collision at 10:13 a.m. on May 1, 2025, at Broome and Centre streets and counts one cyclist killed. Reports describe the parked Mercedes as a van, while the official record classifies it as a station wagon or SUV. Smaragdis was an electronic musician known as Starcadian and worked as a visual effects artist.
Accounts describe different details after the door contact.
The Daily News reported that Smaragdis was riding west on Broome Street when he hit the door of a Mercedes van just opened by its driver. It said the contact sent him veering into the box truck driver's path, and that driver ran over him.
Patch's account said Smaragdis collided with the open door, fell into the roadway, and was run over by the box truck driver while lying there. The van driver told the Daily News, "I opened the door. I didn’t even see the guy." The Daily News reported that the box truck driver was 54.
The collision occurred at Broome and Centre streets.
The official crash record places the collision at Broome Street and Centre Street in Manhattan at 10:13 a.m. on May 1, 2025. Patch reported that Smaragdis and the box truck driver were traveling west on Broome Street.
Reports use different descriptions for the parked Mercedes.
The Daily News and Patch described the parked Mercedes as a van. The official crash record classifies the parked vehicle as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. The official record also lists a box truck and an e-bike.
Smaragdis was known to fans as Starcadian.
Patch identified the rider as Georgios Smaragdis, 44. The Daily News described him as an electronic producer and musician known as Starcadian. He lived in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, worked as a visual effects artist, and had released six albums and one EP.
Fan Mark Ryan told the Daily News, "So many people were inspired to pursue synthwave careers because of his music."
The drivers remained at the scene as police investigated.
Patch reported that both drivers remained at the scene, no arrests had been made as of May 2, and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.