Moped driver killed in early-morning Astoria crash
A 39-year-old moped driver died after a pre-dawn collision at 37th Street and 23rd Avenue in Astoria, where police said a 22-year-old man had been driving a northbound Subaru Forester.
What We Know
Antonio Hernandez-Bazan, 39, was riding a moped east on 23rd Avenue just before 3 a.m. on July 7, 2025, when a collision occurred at 37th Street in Astoria. Police told amNY that a 22-year-old man was driving a 2019 Subaru Forester north on 37th Street when the drivers collided, throwing Hernandez-Bazan onto the pavement. The official crash record lists one motorist killed, no other injuries, and traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor; the moped entry also lists driver inattention or distraction. Hernandez-Bazan was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst and pronounced dead. The Subaru driver and a 21-year-old passenger remained at the scene, amNY reported, and police said no arrests had been made as the investigation continued.
A collision just before 3 a.m.
The crash happened at about 2:48 a.m. on July 7, 2025, at 37th Street and 23rd Avenue in Astoria. The official record lists one motorist killed and no other injuries.
amNY reported that Antonio Hernandez-Bazan, 39, of Jamaica, was riding a moped eastbound on 23rd Avenue. Police told the outlet that a 22-year-old man was driving a 2019 Subaru Forester northbound on 37th Street when the drivers collided.
The moped driver died at Elmhurst Hospital
amNY reported that Hernandez-Bazan was thrown from the moped and suffered severe head trauma. EMS took him to NYC Health and Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead.
The Subaru driver and a 21-year-old woman who was a passenger remained at the scene and refused medical attention, according to amNY.
A moped and a Subaru Forester were involved
The official record identifies the vehicles as a moped and a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. The SUV entry describes a 2019 Subaru traveling north and going straight ahead with two occupants; the moped entry describes the rider traveling east and going straight ahead with one occupant.
Records cite traffic control disregarded
The official crash record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor for the crash. The moped entry also lists driver inattention or distraction. amNY reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Police reported no arrests in the first account
amNY reported on July 9, 2025, that no arrests had been made and that the investigation was continuing.
Where
37th St & 23rd Ave, Queens