Driver indicted after Harlem delivery worker killed on e-bike
At about 8:05 p.m. on March 19, 2026, police said Kevin Crosby drove a red Hyundai at high speed on West 125th Street near Frederick Douglass Boulevard, where the official record lists a 28-year-old e-bike rider killed and four people injured.
What We Know
On March 19, 2026, a crash at West 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard killed a 28-year-old male e-bike rider and injured another cyclist and three motorists, according to the official record. Police and prosecutors identified the driver as Kevin Crosby, 49. Press reports said Crosby drove a red Hyundai Tucson east in the bus lane at high speed, hit two delivery workers from behind, then continued into other occupied and parked vehicles before stopping near a truck and police cruiser. Prosecutors said Crosby admitted smoking marijuana before driving and PCP earlier in the day; his lawyer argued mechanical problems with the steering and brakes contributed. News outlets identified the rider killed as Darly Zacarias, while some later accounts rendered the name as Darlyn Zacarias or Zacarias Darly.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4887516
Date
March 19, 2026
Time
8:05 p.m.
Location
W 125th St & Frederick Douglass Blvd, Manhattan
Borough
MANHATTAN
Fatalities
1
Cyclists killed
1
Vehicles listed
SUV, Bike, Sedan, Truck, Station Wagon/Sport Utility Vehicle, E-Bike
Contributing factors listed
Drugs (illegal), Unsafe Speed
A high-speed run down 125th Street
The official crash record lists the crash at 8:05 p.m. at West 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, with one cyclist killed, one cyclist injured and three motorists injured. It lists an SUV, two e-bikes, parked vehicles and a tractor truck among the involved vehicles.
Police told Gothamist that Kevin Crosby was driving a Hyundai Tucson eastbound in the bus lane at high speed when he hit two e-bike riders from behind. Police said he continued east and then hit an empty police car, a parked Lexus, a tractor trailer and a Toyota RAV4.
The rider killed was a Bronx delivery worker
News reports identified the 28-year-old rider killed as Darly Zacarias of the Bronx, though some later accounts used the spelling Darlyn Zacarias or the order Zacarias Darly. He was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
ABC7 and West Side Spirit reported that Zacarias was a food delivery worker and the father of a boy who turned 10 the day after the crash. Los Deliveristas Unidos called his death a reminder of the dangers app delivery workers face on New York City streets.
Four other people were hurt
Police said the second e-bike rider, a 33-year-old man, was taken to Harlem Hospital in critical condition. Three people in other vehicles were also taken to Harlem Hospital in stable condition, according to police accounts cited by Gothamist and ABC7.
Prosecutors cited drug use and speed
The official record lists illegal drugs as a contributing factor, and the SUV entry also lists unsafe speed. Prosecutors said Crosby admitted smoking marijuana before the crash and PCP earlier in the day, while a defense lawyer argued that steering and brake problems contributed.
A busy Harlem corridor with a record of harm
The crash happened at West 125th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Manhattan, just outside the Apollo Theater, on a block news reports described as busy with people, buses, cars and bikes at that hour.
CrashCountNYC location context for Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Manhattan shows 935 crashes, 572 injuries, 50 serious injuries and 2 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.