Scooter rider, bicyclist killed on Queensboro Bridge path
A 39-year-old scooter rider and a 35-year-old bicyclist were killed on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge bike path on May 28, 2026, after police said the scooter rider moved left to pass and met the cyclist head-on.
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What We Know
The crash happened during the morning commute on the Queensboro Bridge bike-only path. City records list two fatalities: a 39-year-old male scooter rider and a 35-year-old male bicyclist. Most police accounts cited by news outlets said the scooter rider was traveling westbound and the bicyclist eastbound; amNY reported the directions in reverse. In the city crash file, the scooter rider was recorded as passing before impact, with traffic-control disregard and unsafe lane changing listed for that rider. The Post later reported that police said the scooter rider veered left to pass a slower bicyclist before the head-on collision. Advocates said the Teverun Blade GT II could reach 53 mph and was illegal for city streets and bike paths; police said the riders' actual speeds had not been determined.
Official Crash Data
Collision ID
4902153
Date
May 28, 2026
Time
8:21 a.m.
Location
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge Bike Path
Fatalities
2
Cyclists killed
1
Other people killed
1
Vehicles listed
Other, ESST, BICY
Contributing factors listed
Traffic Control Disregarded, Unsafe Lane Changing
Morning commute crash on the bridge path
The city crash file places the fatal collision at 8:21 a.m. on May 28, 2026, on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge bike path. The official person records list a 39-year-old male scooter rider and a 35-year-old male bicyclist as killed.
Police accounts cited by Gothamist, CBS New York, the Daily News and the Post said the scooter rider was traveling westbound and the bicyclist was traveling eastbound. amNY reported the directions in reverse, while the official vehicle records list the scooter westbound and the bicycle eastbound.
The official vehicle record lists the scooter rider's pre-crash action as passing. The Post later reported that police said the scooter rider veered left to pass a slower bicyclist before meeting Dmytro Stechenko head-on.
Two men died after being taken to the hospital
EMS took both men to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, where police said they were pronounced dead. The Daily News reported that first responders performed CPR on the bridge before both men were rushed to the hospital.
Later coverage identified the bicyclist as Dmytro Stechenko, 35. Published spellings for the scooter rider varied: Streetsblog first cited a police source identifying him as Francis Delball, while later Streetsblog and the Post used Francis Delvalle and West Side Spirit used Francis Del Valle.
The Post reported that Stechenko was from Queens, originally from Ukraine and worked as a software engineer at Meta, citing social media. West Side Spirit reported that he lived in Long Island City and worked at Meta for seven years, citing LinkedIn.
The scooter's speed capability became a focus
The city vehicle record identifies the scooter as a Teverun Blade GT II, and the Daily News reported the same model. Transportation Alternatives said the device could reach 53 mph and should not have been in a bike lane.
The Daily News reported that city law limits stand-up e-scooters to 15 mph and that state law bars street use of scooters capable of speeds above 20 mph. Police said it was not clear how fast either rider was traveling at the time of the crash.
Streetsblog later reported that Teverun added a website warning after the crash, stating that its scooters are shipped with a 15 mph public-road limit and that unrestricted mode is for private or off-road use.
A narrow bike-only path with heavy commuter use
The crash happened on the Queensboro Bridge bike path, a route connecting Manhattan and Queens over Roosevelt Island. ABC7 described the bridge as one of the city's busiest for pedestrians and cyclists.
ABC7 and Gothamist reported that the city separated pedestrians and cyclists in 2025, making the north outer roadway a bike-only path and the south outer roadway a pedestrian path. CBS New York reported that the narrow eastbound and westbound bike lanes are divided only by a painted white line.
Riders interviewed by Gothamist and CBS New York described speeding, poor lighting and limited protection on the bridge path, and several called for more enforcement.
Investigation and enforcement debate followed
amNY reported on the day of the crash that police had made no arrests and were still investigating. CBS New York reported that police were investigating whether either rider had been speeding.
Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets urged the City Council to pass Intro 244, the Ride Safe, Ride Right bill, which would restrict sales of high-speed e-bikes and e-scooters. A mayoral spokesperson called the crash a grim reminder that illegal high-speed micromobility devices have no place on roadways or bike paths.
CBS New York later reported that the crash intensified questions about enforcement, including how the city handles reckless riding and illegal high-speed devices in bike lanes.