Driver Backing Box Truck Fatally Hits Man at Staten Island Amazon Hub
A 40-year-old driver backing a box truck hit and killed 34-year-old pedestrian Leony Salcedo-Chevalier at 546 Gulf Ave. near the JFK8 Amazon warehouse late April 9, police said.
What We Know
Police and the city crash record place the crash at 10:58 p.m. on April 9, 2025, at 546 Gulf Ave. on Staten Island. News reports said a 40-year-old driver was backing a box truck at the rear loading area of the JFK8 Amazon Fulfillment Center when he hit Leony Salcedo-Chevalier, 34, of Perth Amboy, N.J. EMS took Salcedo-Chevalier to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Reporters cited police and company officials saying both men were subcontractors connected to the warehouse, not Amazon employees. The driver remained at the scene, and police said no criminal charges had been filed as of April 10.
A driver was backing near the warehouse loading area.
The city crash record says the crash happened at 10:58 p.m. at 546 Gulf Ave. and involved a box truck whose driver was backing. The record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Police told reporters that a 40-year-old driver operating a box truck backed up at the rear of the Amazon warehouse and hit Leony Salcedo-Chevalier, who was 34.
The crash happened at Staten Island's JFK8 Amazon hub.
News reports placed the crash by the loading dock or rear of the JFK8 Amazon Fulfillment Center on Gulf Avenue near Chelsea Avenue in Bulls Head, on the industrial western end of Staten Island.
The man who died was identified as Leony Salcedo-Chevalier.
Police identified the pedestrian as Leony Salcedo-Chevalier, 34, of Perth Amboy, N.J. EMS took him to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The Daily News quoted Justine Medina, an Amazon warehouse associate, writing that Salcedo-Chevalier had gone in for a shift and had two daughters. Company officials told the Daily News that Salcedo-Chevalier and the driver were workers for a freight company contracted with the warehouse.
The public record leaves the pedestrian's movement unclear.
The city crash record attributed a pedestrian error or confusion factor and categorized the pedestrian's action as other actions in the roadway. The reviewed news reports did not describe what Salcedo-Chevalier was doing before the driver backed up.
Police said the driver remained at the scene.
Police sources told reporters that the driver stopped and remained at the scene. The NYPD Collision Investigation Squad was assigned to examine the case, and police said no criminal charges had been filed as of April 10.