A tanker driver turning left was involved in a Bronx crash that killed a 22-year-old passenger.
A beginning
At 7:03 a.m. on June 13, 2025, a tanker driver making a left turn and a 24-year-old rider carrying Jaydin Arroyo, 22, were involved in a fatal crash at Bruckner and Southern boulevards.
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What We Know
Police told the Daily News that a 24-year-old rider carrying Jaydin Arroyo, 22, lost control and slid into a Western Star tanker as its driver turned left off Southern Boulevard. The official record says the rider was going straight and the tanker driver was making a left turn; News 12 described the turn as being on Southern Boulevard. Reports variously called the two-person ride a moped, an electric bike, an electric dirt bike or a motorcycle. Arroyo's family told News 12 he was expected at his security job across the street.
The collision happened at a major Bronx intersection.
The official record places the crash at Bruckner Boulevard and Southern Boulevard at 7:03 a.m. on June 13, 2025. News 12 identified the area as Mott Haven.
Reports describe the riders' movement in different terms.
Police told the Daily News that the 24-year-old operator was heading south on Bruckner Boulevard, lost control and slid into a Western Star tanker as its driver turned left off Southern Boulevard. The operator and Arroyo fell into the roadway. News 12 described the ride sliding onto the roadway before it collided with a 2013 Western Star tanker making a left turn on Southern Boulevard.
The official record lists the rider as traveling south and going straight, and the tanker as traveling west and making a left turn. It records one person killed and one injured.
The Daily News reported that medics took Arroyo to Lincoln Hospital, where he could not be saved. The rider was taken to the same hospital in stable condition, and the 31-year-old tanker driver was not hurt.
Accounts do not agree on the ride's subtype.
The official record identifies the two-person vehicle as a Razor Electric MX650 moped. The Daily News initially called it a Razor Racer electric bike and later an electric dirt bike. News 12 called it a motorcycle. News 12 and the Daily News described the other vehicle as a Western Star tanker.
Arroyo was looking forward to his work and independence.
News 12 reported that Arroyo was riding with a coworker and was expected at his security job across the street minutes later. His cousin, Brianna Betancourt, said he had started the job a couple of months earlier and looked forward to going to work.
"He was excited about being able to save money, being able to start being independent, helping his mom," Betancourt told News 12.
News 12 reported that Arroyo had lived his entire life in the Crotona Park apartment building on Vyse Avenue, where relatives gathered around candles bearing his name. His adoptive sister, Ashley Rodriguez, remembered him: "Very lovable. I remember Jaydin being so little and everybody just gravitating towards Jaydin because Jaydin was like a magnet."
Police were still investigating on June 16.
The Daily News reported on June 16 that no charges had been filed and police were still investigating. The official crash record lists "Traffic Control Disregarded" as a contributing factor under the moped's entry.