DOT dump truck driver killed pedestrian in Queens right turn
At Metropolitan Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Queens, a city DOT dump truck driver turning right fatally hit 31-year-old Nilufar Komilova as she crossed with the signal, records and police accounts say.
What We Know
Official crash records say the driver of a dump truck was making a right turn at Metropolitan Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Queens just after 9 a.m. on March 10, 2026, when he killed a 31-year-old pedestrian crossing with the signal. News reports identified the pedestrian as Nilufar Komilova and described the truck as a city Department of Transportation dump truck. Official crash records cite driver inattention or distraction, and police later charged DOT worker Jonathan Adorno in Komilova’s death.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4884317
Date
March 10, 2026
Time
9:07 a.m.
Location
Metropolitan Ave & Lefferts Blvd, Queens
Borough
QUEENS
Fatalities
1
Pedestrians killed
1
Vehicles listed
Truck, Dump
Contributing factors listed
Driver Inattention/Distraction
A right turn at Metropolitan and Lefferts
The city crash record places the fatal crash at Metropolitan Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Queens on March 10, 2026. It records one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Police accounts cited by Daily News and amNY said a city Department of Transportation dump truck driver was traveling on Metropolitan Avenue and making a right turn onto Lefferts Boulevard when he fatally hit Komilova. The official record says she was crossing with the signal at the intersection.
Sources disagree on the time
The official record lists the crash time as 9:07 a.m. Daily News described it as just before 9 a.m. amNY reported 4:54 p.m., while also describing the crash as occurring Tuesday, March 10.
Nilufar Komilova was 31
Police identified the pedestrian as Nilufar Komilova, 31. The official record lists the person killed as a 31-year-old female pedestrian.
Daily News reported that Komilova was a mother of two and had just dropped her daughter off at Public School 99 before heading home. A family friend told the paper that her children were asking for their mother after the crash.
The driver was operating a city DOT dump truck
The official record lists a 2017 Mack dump truck with one occupant. News accounts described it as a yellow city Department of Transportation dump truck.
The official record says the driver was making a right turn and lists the right front bumper as the point of impact.
Investigators cited driver inattention and later charges
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor.
Metropolitan Avenue has a long crash record
The crash happened at Metropolitan Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard in Queens.
CrashCountNYC location data for Metropolitan Avenue in Queens shows 1,004 crashes, 580 injuries, 33 serious injuries and 1 death from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
DOT said it was reviewing the crash
DOT spokesperson Mona Bruno told Daily News and amNY that the agency was saddened by the crash and was working to understand what happened and whether additional steps could prevent future crashes.
After the arrest, DOT spokesperson Vincent Barone told Daily News that the agency was cooperating with law enforcement and conducting an internal review.