Motorcyclist Killed in Henry Hudson Parkway Crash
Gregory Ahrens, 55, was killed on the Henry Hudson Parkway after police said he tried to merge northbound on a Honda motorcycle and collided with the rear of a Lexus SUV.
What We Know
Gregory Ahrens, a 55-year-old Upper West Side resident, was riding a Honda motorcycle north on the Henry Hudson Parkway on Oct. 27, 2023, when police said he tried to merge and collided with the rear of a Lexus SUV near West 112th Street. He was thrown from the motorcycle and landed on the southbound side of the parkway. Medics took him to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The official record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and the SUV driver remained at the scene, according to police.
A northbound merge ended in a fatal crash
Police said Gregory Ahrens was riding a Honda motorcycle north on the Henry Hudson Parkway just after 7:30 p.m. when he tried to merge and collided with the rear of a Lexus SUV. The official record places the crash at 7:29 p.m. on Oct. 27, 2023.
The impact threw Ahrens from the motorcycle, and he landed in the center lane on the southbound side of the highway, according to police. He was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The rider was identified as an Upper West Side resident
Police identified the motorcyclist as 55-year-old Gregory Ahrens of West 75th Street on the Upper West Side. The official record identifies the person killed as the motorcycle driver.
The Lexus SUV driver, a 61-year-old man, remained at the scene, police told amNY.
The crash happened near West 112th Street
The crash occurred on the Henry Hudson Parkway near West 112th Street in Morningside Heights, according to the police account reported by amNY. The official record lists the location as Henry Hudson Parkway.
Unsafe speed was recorded as a contributing factor
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The motorcycle record also lists unsafe lane changing for the rider, while police told amNY that Ahrens was trying to merge when the collision occurred.