Rider charged after fatal Queens crosswalk crash
A Visit
At 6:36 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2025, rider Yunior Buleje Rodriguez struck and fatally injured Trevor Lloyd Samuels, 68, in a crosswalk at 168th Street and 93rd Avenue in Jamaica, Queens.
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What We Know
Rider Yunior Buleje Rodriguez, 26, was charged after he struck Trevor Lloyd Samuels, 68, who later died from his injuries. Reports differ on which street Samuels was crossing; the official record classifies the 2025 vehicle as a ZHILO motorcycle, while QNS calls it a Zhilong Q-Max moped. Samuels had been shopping for gifts before a planned trip to his native Jamaica to visit family.
Reports describe Samuels's crossing differently
The official crash record places the collision at 6:36 p.m. on Dec. 5, 2025, at 168th Street and 93rd Avenue in Queens and records one pedestrian killed. News reports identify him as Trevor Lloyd Samuels, 68, and the rider as Yunior Buleje Rodriguez, 26.
The Daily News reported that Samuels was crossing 168th Street when Rodriguez, riding west on 93rd Avenue, struck him. QNS, citing police investigators, said Samuels was walking across 93rd Avenue from the southwest corner toward the northwest corner when Rodriguez struck him. Both reports placed Samuels in a crosswalk.
The Daily News reported that EMS took Samuels to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he died a short time later. QNS said he was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Reports use different vehicle classifications
The official record classifies the vehicle as a 2025 ZHILO motorcycle traveling west. QNS identifies Rodriguez as riding a 2025 Zhilong Q-Max moped westbound on 93rd Avenue.
Police charged Rodriguez
QNS reported that Rodriguez stayed at the scene and was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens in stable condition. Police later charged him with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. QNS, citing the Queens District Attorney's office, reported that he received a desk appearance ticket returnable Dec. 23, 2025.
Samuels was preparing for a family visit
The Daily News reported that Samuels was a retired correction officer and was survived by five children, five grandchildren and his 90-year-old mother. His daughter Kievette told CBS New York that he had worked for years as a correctional officer in Kingston and described him as smart and thoughtful, with an exceptional memory.
Kievette said Samuels had been shopping for gifts before a planned trip to Jamaica to see family he had not visited in three years. CBS reported that the family was raising money to bring his body to Jamaica so his other four children could say goodbye. Kievette told CBS New York, "My Christmases will never be the same because every time December rolls around, it's going to always be a permanent memory."
Where
168 ST and 93 AVE