Wrong-way driver charged after fatal Henry Hudson Parkway crash
A 65-year-old passenger died and two motorists were injured on the Henry Hudson Parkway after police said Robert Kock drove the wrong way and hit her for-hire vehicle head-on.
What We Know
Ada Rivero, 65, was riding in the back seat of a for-hire Toyota Highlander on the Henry Hudson Parkway when police said Robert Kock, 26, drove a Subaru the wrong way near West 79th Street and hit it head-on. The official crash record lists the crash at 3:45 a.m. on May 3, 2026, with one motorist killed and two motorists injured, and cites alcohol involvement. The Daily News reported that Rivero was taken to Bellevue Hospital and died, her 49-year-old driver had minor injuries, and Kock was hospitalized with serious injuries before police arrested him and charged him with vehicular manslaughter and manslaughter.
Police described a wrong-way head-on crash
The official crash record places the crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway at 3:45 a.m. on May 3, 2026, and records one motorist killed and two motorists injured.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Ada Rivero was riding in the back seat of a for-hire Toyota Highlander heading downtown when Robert Kock drove a Subaru uptown against traffic and hit it head-on near West 79th Street.
Ada Rivero died after the crash
Rivero, 65, lived in Midtown, according to the Daily News. Police said she was rushed to Bellevue Hospital but could not be saved.
The Daily News reported that the 49-year-old for-hire driver suffered minor injuries and was treated at Mount Sinai Morningside. Police said Kock, 26, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The crash happened near West 79th Street
The official record locates the crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan. The Daily News reported that the head-on collision happened near West 79th Street.
Sources described the involved vehicles differently
The official crash record lists a sedan and a taxi. The Daily News, citing police, described the passenger vehicle as a for-hire Toyota Highlander and the wrong-way vehicle as a Subaru.
Alcohol involvement appears in the official record
The official crash record cites alcohol involvement. The vehicle-level record for the sedan also lists alcohol involvement and traffic control disregarded.
The Daily News reported that police suspected Kock of DWI, and that he was arrested Tuesday and charged with vehicular manslaughter and manslaughter.