Wrong-way driver killed passenger on Henry Hudson Parkway
Police said Robert Kock drove the wrong way on the Henry Hudson Parkway near West 79th Street and hit a for-hire Toyota head-on, killing 65-year-old passenger Ada Rivero.
What We Know
At about 3:45 a.m. on May 3, 2026, a driver in a sedan and a driver in a taxi were involved in a fatal collision on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan. Police told the Daily News that Robert Kock, 26, drove a Subaru uptown against traffic and hit a for-hire Toyota Highlander head-on near West 79th Street. Ada Rivero, 65, was riding in the back seat of the Toyota; police said she was taken to Bellevue Hospital and died. The public crash record lists one person killed, two motorists injured, and alcohol involvement. Police said Kock was hospitalized with serious injuries, arrested two days later, and charged with vehicular manslaughter and manslaughter.
Police described a wrong-way head-on collision
Police told the Daily News that Robert Kock, 26, drove a Subaru uptown against traffic on the Henry Hudson Parkway and hit a for-hire Toyota Highlander head-on near West 79th Street around 3:40 a.m. Sunday.
The city crash record logged the collision at 3:45 a.m. on May 3, 2026, with one person killed and two motorists injured.
The crash happened on the Henry Hudson Parkway
The public crash record places the fatal collision on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan. Police told the Daily News it happened near West 79th Street.
Ada Rivero died after riding in the back seat
Ada Rivero, 65, was riding in the back seat of the for-hire Toyota, police said. She lived in Midtown, was taken to Bellevue Hospital, and could not be saved.
The Toyota driver, 49, suffered minor injuries and was treated at Mount Sinai Morningside, police said. Police said Kock was hospitalized with serious injuries.
Records and police accounts describe the Toyota differently
The city crash record classified the vehicles as a sedan and a taxi, and listed the taxi occupant who died as a left-rear passenger. The Daily News, citing police, described the passenger vehicle as a for-hire Toyota Highlander.
The crash record listed the sedan driver as traveling north and the taxi driver as traveling south; police said Kock was driving uptown against traffic.
Alcohol involvement was recorded
The public crash record lists alcohol involvement as a contributing factor in the collision. The sedan driver’s vehicle record also lists alcohol involvement and traffic control disregarded.
Police arrested Kock on Tuesday and charged him with vehicular manslaughter and manslaughter, according to the Daily News.