Motorcyclist Killed in Classon Avenue Crash With Parked Dump Truck
A 30-year-old motorcyclist was fatally injured at about 3:27 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2025, near Classon and Atlantic avenues after police said he lost control of a Harley Davidson and collided with the rear of a parked, unoccupied dump truck.
What We Know
The crash record places the fatal collision at Classon Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn at 3:27 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2025. The person killed was a 30-year-old man driving a motorcycle. News 12, citing police, reported that the man was driving a Harley Davidson near 580 Classon Ave. when he lost control and collided with the rear of a parked, unoccupied dump truck. The city record lists the motorcycle going north and straight ahead, and the dump truck as parked with no occupants. News 12 reported that EMS took the man to NYC Health and Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead.
The early-morning collision
The city crash record says the collision happened at 3:27 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at Classon Avenue and Atlantic Avenue. It records one person killed and no other injuries.
News 12 reported that police said a 30-year-old man driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle lost control in the vicinity of 580 Classon Ave. and collided with the rear of an unoccupied dump truck parked in the area.
The motorcyclist died at the hospital
The city record identifies the person killed as a 30-year-old male motorcycle driver. News 12 reported that EMS took him to NYC Health and Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead.
The motorcycle and dump truck
The official record lists the motorcycle traveling north and going straight ahead before the collision. The same record lists the dump truck as parked with no occupants.
News 12 described the motorcycle as a Harley Davidson and said police described the dump truck as empty and parked.
Classon Avenue at a heavily traveled Atlantic Avenue corridor
The crash was recorded at Classon Avenue and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, near the location News 12 described as the vicinity of 580 Classon Ave.
CrashCountNYC Crash Finder counts 4,096 crashes, 2,408 injuries, 109 serious injuries and 10 deaths along the Atlantic Avenue - Brooklyn corridor since 2022.