Motorcyclist Dies After Collision With Box Truck in Woodside
Three Young Children
A 57-year-old box-truck driver was turning onto 64th Street when motorcyclist Jorge Palaquibay collided with the truck in a crash that killed Palaquibay at about 7:45 a.m. July 2 in Woodside; the Daily News later reported he was a construction worker and father of three.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
Location under review.
What We Know
At about 7:45 a.m. July 2, a 57-year-old box-truck driver was turning from Roosevelt Avenue onto 64th Street when he and a westbound motorcyclist collided in Woodside, according to police accounts reported by QNS and the Daily News. The Daily News described video showing the truck move left before the turn and the rider collide with its passenger side; a later QNS account said the driver had pulled away from the curb after a delivery and the rider tried to pass on the passenger side, hitting the truck's front right fender. QNS reported EMS pronounced the rider dead at the scene. The Daily News later reported he was a construction worker and father of three.
Accounts differ on the movements before impact.
The Daily News described video showing the box truck move left toward the middle of Roosevelt Avenue before the driver turned onto 64th Street. It said the rider collided with the truck's passenger side.
A later QNS account, attributing details to police, said the driver pulled away from the curb after a delivery and turned right. It said the rider tried to pass on the passenger side and hit the truck's front right fender. QNS reported that EMS pronounced the rider dead at the scene.
His family remembers a worker and father of three.
QNS reported that police identified the rider on July 4 as Jorge Alcibiades Palaquibay-Lema of Elmhurst and gave his age as 31. The Daily News reported his age as 25. The reports differ on his age; the Daily News later profiled him as Jorge Palaquibay.
His younger brother, who gave his name as Nico, told the Daily News that Palaquibay worked in construction and supported his wife, three young children and a disabled uncle in Ecuador. His sons were 3 and 8, and his daughter turned 12 shortly after his death. Nico described him as "very happy" and said, "He was a person who was very sociable with everyone."
Reports identify a Kawasaki motorcycle and delivery truck.
QNS identified the motorcycle as a 2017 Kawasaki and the truck as a 2016 International box truck. The Daily News reported that the truck was a Bakers Depot delivery truck operated by JB Freight of Teterboro, New Jersey.
The driver stayed as the investigation continued.
QNS reported that the 57-year-old driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made and the NYPD investigation was ongoing.
Where
Roosevelt Avenue and 64th Street, Woodside, Queens, New York