Truck driver's right turn ends in fatal motorcycle collision in Woodside.
A 57-year-old truck driver making a right turn was involved in a fatal collision with motorcyclist Jorge Alcibiades Palaquibay-Lema at Roosevelt Avenue and 64th Street in Queens at 7:45 a.m. on July 2, 2026, according to police accounts reported by QNS and the official crash record.
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What We Know
A truck driver and a motorcyclist collided at Roosevelt Avenue and 64th Street on July 2, 2026, at 7:45 a.m., leaving one person dead. Police identified the rider as Jorge Alcibiades Palaquibay-Lema, according to QNS. The Daily News reported that he worked in construction and supported his wife and three children.
A right turn at Roosevelt Avenue.
The official record lists one death and no other injuries. Both drivers were traveling west on Roosevelt Avenue; the truck driver was turning right onto 64th Street while the motorcyclist was continuing straight.
The Daily News described video showing the truck driver moving left toward the middle of Roosevelt Avenue before turning sharply right, with the collision occurring at the truck's passenger side. QNS, citing police, described the driver pulling away from the curb after a delivery and turning right, with contact at the front right fender.
QNS identified the vehicles as a 2017 Kawasaki motorcycle and a 2016 International box truck. EMS pronounced the rider dead at the scene, the outlet reported.
A construction worker supporting his family.
QNS reported that police identified the rider on July 4 as Jorge Alcibiades Palaquibay-Lema of Elmhurst. QNS's identification report and the official record give his age as 31; the Daily News identified him as Jorge Palaquibay and reported his age as 25.
His younger brother Nico told the Daily News that Palaquibay supported his wife, three young children and a disabled uncle in Ecuador. He worked in construction and was the second-oldest of nine siblings. Nico remembered him as "very happy" and sociable.
The driver remained at the scene.
QNS reported that the 57-year-old truck driver remained at the scene, no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing. The Daily News reported that bystanders rushed to help the rider after the collision.
Where
64 ST and ROOSEVELT AVE