Moped Driver Dies in Nassau Expressway Divider Crash
Gregory Peterson, 37, died at the scene after he crashed into a divider while headed east on the Nassau Expressway near Lefferts Boulevard around 7:15 p.m. Oct. 19, police told the Daily News.
What We Know
City crash data records one death and no reported injuries in an Oct. 19, 2024 crash on the Nassau Expressway. The Daily News, citing police, reported that Gregory Peterson, 37, was headed east near Lefferts Boulevard around 7:15 p.m. when he crashed into a divider and died at the scene. The city’s detailed vehicle entry describes a 2024 Taizhou Zhongneng moped with one occupant, traveling east and changing lanes; the crash summary uses the category Motorcycle. Peterson’s friend Joshua White told the paper Peterson had warned him a day earlier to be careful after a bike accident, and described him as a longtime rider, father, produce-market worker and GrubHub gig worker.
Peterson was traveling east before the fatal divider crash
The city crash record places the crash on the Nassau Expressway at 7:12 p.m. on Oct. 19, 2024, and records one motorist killed with no other reported injuries.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Gregory Peterson was headed east near Lefferts Boulevard around 7:15 p.m. when he crashed into a divider. The paper reported that he died at the scene.
Nassau Expressway near Lefferts Boulevard
The official record locates the crash on the Nassau Expressway in Queens. The Daily News placed the crash near Lefferts Boulevard, where NYPD officers closed a section of the expressway after the fatal crash.
A friend remembered a longtime rider and father
Joshua White told the Daily News that he and Peterson had grown up together and that Peterson went by the nickname “G-Weezy.” White described him as an experienced rider who was often on his moped.
Friends told the paper that Peterson worked at a produce market, did some GrubHub gig work, had children, and came from a big family. White said Peterson had urged him to stay safe after a bike accident just one day before the fatal crash.
Records and reports describe the ride in different terms
The city’s crash summary uses the category Motorcycle, while the detailed vehicle entry lists a 2024 Taizhou Zhongneng moped with one occupant, traveling east and changing lanes. The same entry lists the driver’s New York license status as unlicensed.
The Daily News called Peterson a moped driver in the story, while a photo caption described the closed expressway section after a fatal crash involving a motorcycle.