Motorcyclist Dies After Driver Makes K-Turn on Bay Street
Police said a 40-year-old Toyota driver was making a K-turn at Bay Street and Norwood Avenue on July 5, 2025, when rider Jeremy Claudio, 34, was fatally injured.
What We Know
Jeremy Claudio, a 34-year-old motorcyclist from Staten Island, died after a July 5, 2025 crash on Bay Street in Clifton. Police told amNY that a 40-year-old woman was operating a 2009 Toyota RAV4 and making a K-turn from the northbound lane into the southbound lane when the crash occurred. City crash records place the crash at Bay Street and Norwood Avenue, list one motorist killed, and identify the vehicles as an SUV and a motorcycle. The record lists turning improperly and unsafe speed as contributing factors. Police said the Toyota driver stayed at the scene, was not injured, and no arrests had been made as the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad continued its investigation.
Police described a K-turn before the fatal impact
Police told amNY that Jeremy Claudio was riding a 2025 Suzuki GSX-R1000 on Saturday afternoon when a 40-year-old woman operating a 2009 Toyota RAV4 was making a K-turn from Bay Street's northbound lane into the southbound lane.
The official crash record lists the crash time as 3:11 p.m. and records one person killed, a 34-year-old male motorcycle driver. It lists the SUV driver's pre-crash action as making a U-turn and the motorcycle rider's pre-crash action as passing.
The crash happened on Bay Street in Clifton
City crash data places the crash at Bay Street and Norwood Avenue in Staten Island's 10304 ZIP code. amNY described the location as Clifton.
Jeremy Claudio died after being taken to Richmond University Medical Center
Police told amNY that responding officers found Claudio with serious injuries throughout his body. EMS took him to Richmond University Medical Center in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead.
amNY reported that Claudio lived on Prospect Street in Staten Island. The article also reported that a GoFundMe campaign was created to help pay for his funeral and to set up a trust for his children.
Investigators listed turning and speed factors
The city crash record lists turning improperly for the Toyota SUV driver and unsafe speed for the motorcycle rider. Those entries identify factors recorded by investigators but do not by themselves describe the full legal or investigative findings.
Police told amNY there were no arrests as of the article's publication, and the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was continuing to investigate.
The Toyota driver stayed at the scene
Law enforcement sources told amNY that the Toyota driver remained at the scene and was not injured.