Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting Barrier in Calvert Vaux Park
Oleksandr Darii, a 39-year-old motorcycle driver in the city crash record, died May 8 after police said he lost control in a Calvert Vaux Park parking lot and hit a concrete barrier.
What We Know
On May 8, 2026, Oleksandr Darii was riding a 2022 Triumph motorcycle in the Calvert Vaux Park parking lot near Shore Parkway and Bay 44th Street in Gravesend, according to a police account cited by the Brooklyn Eagle. Police said he lost control and hit a concrete barrier. The city crash record lists one motorcycle occupant, a 39-year-old male driver, killed at Bay 44 Street and Shore Parkway at 6:31 p.m.; it records driver inexperience as a contributing factor. EMS took Darii to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead, and the Brooklyn Eagle reported that no arrests were made.
Inside Calvert Vaux Park near Shore Parkway
The Brooklyn Eagle, citing police, described the crash scene as the Calvert Vaux Park parking lot near Shore Parkway and Bay 44th Street in Gravesend. The city record gives the location as Bay 44 Street and Shore Parkway.
Oleksandr Darii was identified as the rider
The Brooklyn Eagle identified the rider as Oleksandr Darii, 39. The city person record describes the person killed as the motorcycle driver and sole occupant.
The motorcycle was a 2022 Triumph
The city vehicle record lists a 2022 Triumph Street Triple motorcycle with one occupant and front-end damage. The Brooklyn Eagle described the motorcycle as a 2022 Triumph.
Police and city data point to rider control
Police said Darii lost control before he hit the concrete barrier. The city record lists driver inexperience as a contributing factor.
Darii was taken to a hospital, where he died
The Brooklyn Eagle reported that Darii sustained severe body trauma and that EMS took him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead. The article also reported that no arrests were made.