{"id":258509,"date":"2026-06-07T21:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/258509\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T21:28:11","slug":"stunt-loving-staten-island-motorcyclist-22-killed-in-crash-on-routine-ride-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/258509\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunt-loving Staten Island motorcyclist, 22, killed in crash on routine ride to work"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 22-year-old Staten Island man loved doing tricks and stunts on his motorcyclist \u2014 but was killed in a crash<\/a> while just riding his Harley to work, heartbroken friends and family say.<\/p>\n

Jordan Yulfo made it only blocks away from his home in Eltingville on his 2006 Harley Davidson when he was killed in a crash with a 2017 Ford Fusion about 4:30 a.m. last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Yulfo and the driver were heading in opposite directions on Arthur Kill Road when the sedan driver took a left turn onto Armstrong Ave. and they collided, cops said.<\/p>\n

Yulfo was on his way to his job as a Snapple deliveryman, his family says, when he was ejected from his motorcycle and hit the pavement.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople just jump to the assumption right away that the kid was doing something stupid,\u201d said Yulfo\u2019s 30-year-old brother, Justin Doyle. \u201cThe one day he was just doing the right thing, just driving to work, this happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yulfo was an organ donor but most of his body was destroyed in the crash. Among his body parts that were fit to be donated included some skin off his back, bone tissue and \u201chis baby blue eyes,\u201d which were given to two people, his mother said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a selfless young man,\u201d his mother, Lisa Yulfo, said. \u201cI never wanted to be in this bracket. My kids are supposed to bury me, not me bury them. I\u2019m heartbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 54-year-old Ford driver has not been charged as cops continue to investigate the crash.<\/p>\n

Jordan was the youngest of six siblings, with three brothers and two sisters. Lisa recalled spending time with him the day before he was killed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went to go clean out his car and he let me play my playlist,\u201d she recalled. \u201cWe had a dance party in the car, driving, singing out loud.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I can have even five minutes more of that \u2014 that last hug \u2014 I would give my life,\u201d she added. \u201cHe was amazing. He had a heart of gold. He had a million dollar smile.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doyle said an app on his brother\u2019s phone shows he was traveling 34 mph in the 30-mph zone just before the crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is so surreal right now. I\u2019m talking to you fine, the next moment I\u2019ll be breaking down,\u201d Doyle said. \u201cI was just talking to my brother. He was so happy and so free. He was just the life of the party. Anyone who speaks about him will literally say the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

A friend of Jordan\u2019s was driving past the scene when she recognized the wreckage of his Harley and alerted his mother.<\/p>\n

\"JordanJordan Yulfo with his 4-year-old twin nephews. (Photo courtesy of Justin Doyle)<\/p>\n

As Yulfo\u2019s friends and family gathered at Staten Island University Hospital, where he died shortly after the crash, the leader of the Hot Boys motorcycle club Jordan loved decided to organize an immediate memorial ride.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just put the word out and let everyone hear,\u201d said the group\u2019s leader, who gave his name only as Danny. \u201cThere were people from Brooklyn, Jersey, Allentown, PA. I made a meetup spot for everyone and said we ride from the meetup to Jordan\u2019s house.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than a hundred motorcyclists gathered outside Jordan\u2019s family\u2019s home in the hours after the crash.<\/p>\n

\"HundredsHundreds of mourners and dozens of bikers gather for a memorial outside Jordan Yulfo’s Staten Island home just hours after he was killed in a head-on collision on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Justin Doyle)<\/p>\n

Danny and Jordan\u2019s best friend, Keith Grant, gunned their bikes\u2019 engines into the red and spun their tires until they exploded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole exhaust was glowing red from the heat. Coolant was leaking everywhere. Oil was dripping onto everything,\u201d Grant said of the maneuver, called a burnout. \u201cJordan would have loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Danny did the burnout, all the other kids jumped in,\u201d Jordan\u2019s brother added. \u201cNext thing you know, there were fireworks going off, everyone\u2019s revving their engines.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Danny,Danny, founder of the Hot Boys motorcycle club, blew out his tire during a burnout at the memorial for his friend, Jordan Yulfo. (Obtained by Daily News)<\/p>\n

Jordan was considering a move to Pennsylvania to be closer to his brother, a firefighter and military veteran, when he was killed in the crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe wanted to move to PA, because he wanted to change his life,\u201d said Doyle. \u201cHe looked up to me. He wanted to make me happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doyle said he\u2019s now busy planning a massive funeral procession<\/a> as a final send-off for his beloved younger brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy brother\u2019s going to lead the crowd,\u201d said Doyle. \u201cAnd we\u2019re all going to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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