Rider dies after motorcycle crash on Jackie Robinson Parkway
A 44-year-old rider died after police told QNS he lost control of his 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and struck a concrete median on the Jackie Robinson Parkway; law enforcement sources cited by QNS placed the crash at about 11:04 p.m. on Sept. 23, with 2026 inferred from the article's publication date.
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What We Know
A 44-year-old rider died after police told QNS he lost control of his 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle on a curving stretch of the Jackie Robinson Parkway, was thrown from it and struck the concrete median. Paramedics took him to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Law enforcement sources cited by QNS placed the crash at about 11:04 p.m. on Sept. 23; the year 2026 is inferred from the article's Sept. 24, 2026 publication date.
Police described the rider being thrown from his motorcycle.
QNS reported that police said the 44-year-old rider lost control of his 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, was thrown from it and struck the concrete median.
Law enforcement sources cited by QNS placed the crash at about 11:04 p.m. on Sept. 23; the year 2026 is inferred from the article's Sept. 24, 2026 publication date.
The crash happened between two Glendale exits.
QNS placed the crash on a curving stretch of the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Glendale, Queens, between Exit 3 at Cypress Hills Street and Exit 4 at Forest Park Drive and Myrtle Avenue. The article described Cypress Hills Cemetery on both sides of this stretch.
Paramedics took the rider to Brookdale University Hospital.
QNS reported that paramedics took the rider to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officers from the 104th Precinct, Fire Department personnel, NYPD Highway Patrol officers and EMS units responded. The Highway Patrol's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.