Motorists faced long traffic delays after a motorcycle rider from Brooklyn was critically injured on the approach to the Queensboro Bridge. He later died at the hospital.
Photo via Citizen
Traffic was snarled in and around Long Island City after a Brooklyn motorcycle rider died after crashing on the Queensboro Bridge on the night of Thursday, Sept. 17.
Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City responded to a 911 call at approximately 6:20 p.m. reporting a motor vehicle collision on the westbound lanes of the span. Further investigation by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad determined that the 29-year-old victim was riding a 2025 Yamaha R7 motorcycle on the Manhattan-bound ramp from Thomson Avenue onto the bridge when he failed to navigate the roadway and struck the left median. The rider was ejected from the motorcycle and sustained severe trauma to his body.
Cops say the motorcycle rider failed to navigate the hairpin turn on the Manhattan-bound ramp and was ejected after striking the center median.Photo via Citizen
EMS rushed him to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead. He was later identified as Luis Cadena, of East 70th Street in Bergen Beach.
The westbound ramp to the Queensboro Bridge, which cuts through Queens Plaza, was backed up for hours while the investigation continued into the night.Photo via Citizen
Traffic was backed up on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside and Woodside, and motorists were advised to seek alternate routes. The investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad.