Motorcyclist dies after collision with SUV driver in Ozone Park.
QNS reported that a 32-year-old woman remained at the scene after rider Johnny Medina, 27, struck her 2021 BMW X3 at Pitkin Avenue and 96th Street in Ozone Park on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, a date inferred from the article's Oct. 22 publication; EMS took Medina to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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What We Know
A 32-year-old woman driving a 2021 BMW X3 remained at the scene after Johnny Medina, 27, riding east on Pitkin Avenue, struck the SUV near 96th Street, according to QNS's account of the NYPD investigation. Police responded at 3:40 p.m. to a collision report; EMS took Medina to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. QNS reported no arrests and an ongoing investigation.
Investigators described the collision sequence.
QNS reported that the collision occurred on Monday, Oct. 19; the year 2026 is inferred from the article's Oct. 22, 2026 publication date. Police responded at 3:40 p.m. to a 911 report of a collision at Pitkin Avenue and 96th Street; that is the response time, not a confirmed crash time.
According to QNS's account of the NYPD investigation, Medina was riding a 2019 Kawasaki motorcycle east on Pitkin Avenue when he struck a 2021 BMW X3 driven by a 32-year-old woman. Police found Medina with severe head and body injuries. EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The intersection was close to Medina's home.
The collision was reported at Pitkin Avenue and 96th Street in Ozone Park, Queens. QNS reported that Medina lived on Centerville Street, a few blocks south of the intersection.
The investigation was ongoing.
QNS reported that the BMW driver remained at the scene. As of the article's Oct. 22, 2026 publication, no arrests had been made and the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.