Off-duty NYPD officer dies in hit-and-run on Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Aug. 27, 2025, 4:42 p.m.
The driver fled the scene after striking the officer, police said.
The crash occurred near the BQE's triple cantilever section.
An off-duty NYPD officer died after he was struck while riding his motorcycle on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, according to the city’s police union.
Devastated by the loss of our brother following an off-duty motorcycle crash in Brooklyn this morning. Please join us in praying for his family, friends and co-workers as they deal with this unimaginable loss. pic.twitter.com/loXPZE7GjV
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) August 27, 2025
The NYPD said it received a 911 call about crash at 8:27 a.m. Wednesday. The 30-year-old officer had been traveling westbound in the outermost lane of the BQE near exit 27, which connects to Atlantic Avenue in Cobble Hill, police said.
He was struck by a driver operating a box truck, who was traveling in the same direction and fled the scene afterward, according to police.
The victim was transported to NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead.
No arrests have been made, and the NYPD’s Highway Districts Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the incident.
The city’s Police Benevolent Association confirmed the man was an officer. The NYPD has not released his identity.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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