Driver kills motorcyclist in Bronx left-turn hit-and-run
Police said Hubert Shantilou drove away after making a left turn and hitting a southbound Kawasaki rider at Boston Road and East 211th Street, an April 9 crash city records say killed one motorist.
What We Know
Official crash records place the crash a little after 9 PM on April 9, 2026, at Boston Road and East 211th Street in the Bronx, and list one motorist killed. They record the 28-year-old motorcyclist on a 2020 Kawasaki traveling south and going straight, and the other driver making a left turn; the recorded factors were turning improperly and failure to yield. Police told reporters Hubert Shantilou was driving a Toyota Sienna north on Boston Road, turned left onto East 211th Street, hit the rider, and continued west without staying at the scene.
Police described a left turn and a driver who left
Police accounts reported by Norwood News and News 12 said Shantilou, 69, was driving a Toyota Sienna north on Boston Road shortly before 9:15 p.m. on April 9. Investigators said he made a left turn onto East 211th Street and hit a southbound Kawasaki motorcycle rider.
City crash records put the crash at 9:12 p.m. and list one motorist killed. The record describes the motorcycle rider as going straight ahead and the Toyota driver as making a left turn.
Boston Road has a long crash toll
The crash happened at Boston Road and East 211th Street in the Bronx. Norwood News described the area as Wakefield, while News 12 described it as Williamsbridge.
CrashCountNYC’s location context for Boston Road in the Bronx counted 1,362 crashes, 1,023 injuries, 84 serious injuries and 3 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, to June 1, 2026.
Press accounts identified the rider
Norwood News identified the deceased as Ronald Vasquez Herrera, 29, of Mount Hope; News 12 identified him as Ronald Vasquez-Herrera, 29, of Mount Hope. City crash records list the killed motorcycle driver as 28.
Both articles said EMS took the rider to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in critical condition, where he died.
Investigators focused on the left turn
City records listed turning improperly as a contributing factor for the crash and, for the Toyota driver, failure to yield right-of-way. Police later charged Shantilou with making an improper left turn.
The arrest came more than two months later
Police said Shantilou, of Wakefield, was arrested on June 12 in the 47th Precinct. The articles reported charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, driving or having no license, and making an improper left turn.