Recent severe crashes

1. Motorcyclist dies after LIE ramp crash in Maspeth 2026-08-08T16:00:00+00:00
   Queens
   Police said David Rivera, 49, lost control while riding on the right shoulder of the eastbound LIE outer roadway ramp in Maspeth and died at the scene.
   Police told QNS that David Rivera, a 49-year-old Marlboro man, was riding a Suzuki GSX-R750 east on the Long Island Expressway outer roadway ramp, east of 69th Street in Maspeth, on the morning of Aug. 8, 2026. Investigators said Rivera was traveling on the right shoulder when he struck a metal sewer grate, lost control and collided with a barrier wall. Officers found him on the roadway with a serious head injury, and EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad was still investigating, and no arrests had been made, QNS reported.
2. Motorcyclist dies after box truck driver turns in Woodside 2026-07-02T11:45:00+00:00
   Queens
   Police said a 57-year-old box truck driver was turning right at Roosevelt Avenue and 64th Street when motorcyclist Jorge Palaquibay hit the truck and died.
   Press accounts citing police said Jorge Palaquibay was riding west on Roosevelt Avenue around 7:45 a.m. on July 2, 2026, as a 57-year-old box truck driver made a right turn onto 64th Street. The rider hit the truck and was thrown from his Kawasaki; EMS pronounced him dead at the scene. The Daily News reported that video showed the driver moving left before cutting right, while QNS later reported that police said the rider tried to overtake the truck on the passenger side. Reports also differed on Palaquibay's age, with the Daily News reporting 25 and QNS later reporting 31. The driver remained at the scene, and police reported no arrests as the investigation continued.
3. Two killed in Queens coach-bus crash on LIE 2026-06-30T03:45:00+00:00
   Queens
   Police said a westbound coach-bus driver collided with vehicles near Exit 16, and two people died: the driver and Royal Jordanian employee Moad Farid Mohd Obaidat.
   A late-night crash on the Long Island Expressway involved a coach bus carrying a Royal Jordanian Airlines crew from JFK Airport to hotel accommodations. Police said the 35-year-old driver was westbound near Exit 16 when the driver first collided with vehicles on the westbound side; the collision sent the coach bus over the median into eastbound traffic, where it was involved in collisions with two more vehicles. The driver and passenger Moad Farid Mohd Obaidat, 42, died at the scene. Reports varied on the injury count, describing 19 to 20 other people hurt, including at least one eastbound driver in critical condition. The investigation continued with NYPD and NTSB involvement.
4. Sedan driver fatally hits pedestrian on 25 Avenue in Astoria 2026-05-13T15:32:00+00:00
   25 AVE
   Hon Cuong Quach, 59, died after a driver on 25 Avenue in Astoria hit him and parked vehicles around 3:30 p.m.; official crash records cite driver inexperience, while a police account cited a medical emergency.
   A driver in a 2003 Honda Civic was traveling west on 25 Avenue in Astoria on May 13, 2026, when the driver hit 59-year-old pedestrian Hon Cuong Quach and several parked vehicles, according to the city crash record and Accident Injury News. The city record lists driver inexperience as a contributing factor and says the driver had been starting from parking. Accident Injury News, citing police, reported that the driver lost control after an acute medical emergency, left the roadway and hit Quach near the crossing. Emergency responders aided Quach at the scene and took him to Elmhurst Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers; no charges had been announced in the article.
5. Distracted driver kills 28-year-old cyclist 2026-05-01T16:24:00+00:00
   FLUSHING AVE
   A driver hit a 28-year-old cyclist on Flushing Avenue, killing him. Police recorded driver inattention.
   According to the police report, a 28-year-old man riding a bike was killed in a crash on Flushing Avenue in Queens on May 1, 2026, at 4:24 p.m. Police recorded driver inattention/distraction as a contributing factor. The report lists two motor-vehicle drivers and other occupants; it does not describe their injuries.