Motorcycle rider dies after Queens parkway crash
A 44-year-old rider died after police said he lost control, was thrown from his bike and struck a median on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Glendale; QNS reported the crash at about 11:04 p.m. Sept. 23, with 2026 inferred from its Sept. 24, 2026, publication date.
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
Police said a preliminary investigation found that a 44-year-old man was riding a 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he lost control, was thrown from it and struck the concrete median. Paramedics took him to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. QNS reported that the crash happened at about 11:04 p.m. on Sept. 23; the year 2026 is inferred from the article's Sept. 24, 2026, publication date. The NYPD Highway Patrol's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Police described the rider's loss of control.
Police said a preliminary investigation found that the 44-year-old man was riding a 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle when he lost control, was thrown from it and struck the concrete median.
Law enforcement sources told QNS that the crash happened at about 11:04 p.m. on Sept. 23; the year 2026 is inferred from the article's Sept. 24, 2026, publication date.
The crash was on a curving stretch between two exits.
Law enforcement sources placed the crash on a curving stretch of the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Glendale, Queens, between Exit 3 at Cypress Hills Street and Exit 4 at Forest Park Drive and Myrtle Avenue. QNS described several bends in this stretch, with Cypress Hills Cemetery on both sides.
Paramedics took the rider to Brookdale.
Officers from the 104th Precinct, the Fire Department and NYPD Highway Patrol responded with EMS units. Paramedics took the rider to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police had not released his identity at publication, pending family notification. The NYPD Highway Patrol's Collision Investigation Squad was conducting a further investigation.