Motorcyclist Dies in Staten Island Head-On Collision
Police said Nicholas Valero, 28, died at the scene after a head-on collision with a 53-year-old Hyundai driver near Richmond Hill Road and Edinboro Road on Staten Island.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
The Daily News's September 7 account places the crash at about 9:10 p.m. Sunday, supporting September 6, 2026. Police said Nicholas Valero, 28, was riding a 2004 Harley Davidson north on Richmond Hill Road near Edinboro Road when he was involved in a head-on collision with a 2021 Hyundai. He was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene. The 53-year-old Hyundai driver stayed at the scene near La Tourette Golf Course, and police reported no immediate charges.
Police described a nighttime head-on collision
The crash happened at about 9:10 p.m. Sunday near Richmond Hill Road and Edinboro Road. Police told the Daily News that Nicholas Valero was riding a 2004 Harley Davidson north on Richmond Hill Road when he was involved in a head-on collision with a 2021 Hyundai.
Valero was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene, police said. The 53-year-old Hyundai driver remained there, and police reported no immediate charges.
The crash was reported near La Tourette Golf Course
The collision occurred near Richmond Hill Road and Edinboro Road on Staten Island, by La Tourette Golf Course. Police said Valero lived about two and a half miles away in New Dorp Beach.
The original report supports Sunday, September 6.
The Daily News report published September 7 says the crash happened Sunday at about 9:10 p.m., supporting September 6, 2026. City records reviewed November 5 give the same date and time.