Motorcyclist dies after Mott Haven crash near Willis Avenue
Isaiah Santana, 30, died after police said he lost control of a 2019 KTM bike near Willis Avenue, about a block from his Bronx home, in a crash the city recorded at 1:17 a.m. outside 387 East 138th Street.
What We Know
Police told the Daily News that Isaiah Santana was riding a 2019 KTM 250 bike east on East 138th Street near Willis Avenue around 1:15 a.m. when he lost control, veered right, hit parked cars and was thrown. The city crash record lists the crash at 1:17 a.m. outside 387 East 138th Street and records one death, a 30-year-old male motorcycle driver. The record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the crash and also lists unsafe speed for the motorcycle rider.
Police said the rider lost control near Willis Avenue
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Isaiah Santana was riding east on East 138th Street in Mott Haven when he lost control near Willis Avenue and veered right at about 1:15 a.m. on June 4, 2022.
The crash was recorded outside 387 East 138th Street
The city crash record places the collision in the Bronx, ZIP code 10454, outside 387 East 138th Street. The Daily News described the location as East 138th Street near Willis Avenue in Mott Haven, about a block from Santana’s home.
One rider died; the Mercedes driver was not hurt
The official record lists the person killed as a 30-year-old male motorcycle driver. The Daily News identified him as Isaiah Santana and reported that a 47-year-old man driving a 2009 Mercedes-Benz was not injured.
The records describe a motorcycle and parked cars
The city record lists a 2019 KTM motorcycle traveling east, two parked sedans and a 2009 Mercedes-Benz sedan. The Daily News reported that Santana was riding a 2019 KTM 250 bike and that police said he hit a parked Nissan Altima and a parked 2020 Toyota Highlander before he was thrown.