Rider dies after motorcycle crash in Calvert Vaux Park lot
Oleksandr Darii, 39, died after police said he lost control of a 2022 Triumph motorcycle in the Calvert Vaux Park parking lot near Bay 44th Street and Shore Parkway, where the official record logged a fatal crash at 6:31 p.m. on May 8, 2026.
What We Know
Around half past 6 PM on May 8, 2026, a 39-year-old motorcyclist was killed near Bay 44th Street and Shore Parkway, according to official crash records. Police said the rider lost control in a Calvert Vaux Park parking lot and hit a concrete barrier. EMS took him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead. Official crash records list driver inexperience as a contributing factor.
The crash was recorded at Bay 44th Street and Shore Parkway
The official crash record places the fatal collision at Bay 44th Street and Shore Parkway in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Eagle, citing police, described the site as inside the Calvert Vaux Park parking lot in Gravesend.
Darii was a 39-year-old Brooklyn resident
The official record identifies the person killed as a 39-year-old male motorcycle driver. The Brooklyn Eagle identified him as Oleksandr Darii, a Bath Beach resident.
The record lists driver inexperience as a factor
The city crash record lists driver inexperience as a contributing factor. Police accounts reported by the Brooklyn Eagle said Darii lost control before hitting the concrete barrier.
The Brooklyn Eagle reported that no arrests were made.
EMS took Darii to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn
Police told the Brooklyn Eagle that Darii sustained severe body trauma. EMS took him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead.