Driver faces charges after motorcyclist dies in BQE collision.
Police arrested driver Laura Cordova after a collision that killed motorcyclist Sean Johnson on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway near Tillary Street, with the official record placing the crash at 9:58 p.m. on May 10, 2025.
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What We Know
Sean Johnson died after a collision involving his motorcycle and a Honda Accord near Tillary Street on May 10, 2025. Police arrested the Accord's driver, Laura Cordova, on charges of unlicensed driving and using a vehicle without an ignition interlock, amNewYork reported. Police sources told the outlet she was not charged with DUI.
Police described a collision in stopped traffic.
According to amNewYork's account of the police investigation, Johnson was riding a 2024 Suzuki motorcycle westbound when he collided with Cordova's 2015 Honda Accord, which was stopped in traffic. The official record lists one death and no additional injuries.
News 12's account contains differing descriptions: its opening says the driver struck the motorcyclist, while its subsequent police-attributed account says the rider rear-ended Cordova.
Johnson was a Mount Sinai resident.
amNewYork identified Johnson as 27-year-old Sean Johnson of Mount Sinai, New York. Officers responding to a 911 call found him in critical condition. EMS took him to Brooklyn Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead, the outlet reported.
Police arrested the Accord's driver.
amNewYork identified the driver as Laura Cordova, 44, of Richmond Hill, Queens, and reported charges of driving without a license and using a vehicle without an ignition interlock. News 12 reported the same charges but spelled her first name Laure.
Police sources told amNewYork that Cordova was not charged with DUI. The outlet reported that the NYPD's Highway Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.
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