Motorcyclist Dies After Utopia Parkway Fence Crash
At 12:37 a.m. on June 1, 2022, Thomas Hardy, 28, died after police said he was speeding on Utopia Parkway in Fresh Meadows, lost control near Jewel Avenue and hit a brick fence.
What We Know
Thomas Hardy, 28, was riding a Honda CBR650R south on Utopia Parkway in Fresh Meadows shortly after 12:30 a.m. on June 1, 2022. Police told the Daily News that Hardy was speeding when he lost control near Jewel Avenue, hit a brick fence and was thrown into a residential yard. Medics took him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, where he died. The city crash record places the crash at Utopia Parkway and Jewel Avenue at 12:37 a.m., lists one person killed and cites unsafe speed as a contributing factor.
Shortly after midnight on Utopia Parkway
The city crash record places the fatal crash at Utopia Parkway and Jewel Avenue in Queens at 12:37 a.m. Police told the Daily News that Thomas Hardy was speeding down Utopia Parkway, lost control near Jewel Avenue, hit a brick fence and was thrown into a residential yard.
Thomas Hardy was the person killed
The city record identifies the person killed as a 28-year-old male motorcycle driver. The Daily News identified him as Thomas Hardy and reported that he lived in St. Albans.
The motorcycle was traveling south
The city record lists a 2021 Honda motorcycle with one occupant, traveling south and going straight ahead before the crash. The Daily News, citing police, described the motorcycle as a Honda CBR650R.
Speed was cited in the crash record and by police
The city crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. Police also told the Daily News that Hardy was speeding before he lost control.
Medics took Hardy to a Queens hospital
The Daily News reported that medics rushed Hardy to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Queens, where he died.
The crash happened near Jewel Avenue in Fresh Meadows
The city record locates the crash at Utopia Parkway and Jewel Avenue in Queens, in the 11365 ZIP code. The Daily News, citing police, described the location as Utopia Parkway in Fresh Meadows, near Jewel Avenue, with a residential yard off the side of the road.