Driver charged after Bronx hit-and-run kills motorcyclist
On April 9, 2026, the city recorded a 9:12 p.m. Bronx crash that killed a motorcycle driver, and police later charged Hubert Shantilou after Ronald Vasquez Herrera died.
What We Know
On April 9, 2026, a motorcycle driver was killed at Boston Road and East 211th Street in the Bronx. The city record lists improper turning and failure to yield for the Toyota entry; it lists the motorcycle traveling south and going straight ahead. Police told reporters that Hubert Shantilou, 69, drove a Toyota Sienna north on Boston Road and made a left turn onto East 211th Street as Ronald Vasquez Herrera rode a Kawasaki southbound. Police said Shantilou continued west and did not remain at the scene. EMS took Vasquez Herrera to Jacobi, where he died. The city record lists the rider as 28, while the reviewed news accounts reported police identified him as 29. Shantilou was arrested June 12 and charged in the case.
A left turn on Boston Road preceded the fatal crash
The crash happened at about 9:12 p.m. on April 9, 2026, at Boston Road and East 211th Street. The city record lists one person killed: the motorcycle driver.
Police said Ronald Vasquez Herrera was riding a Kawasaki southbound on Boston Road when Hubert Shantilou drove a Toyota Sienna northbound and made a left turn onto East 211th Street. Police said Shantilou continued west and did not remain at the scene.
Police identified the rider and arrested a Bronx man
Norwood News and News 12 reported that police identified the rider as Ronald Vasquez Herrera of Mount Hope and gave his age as 29. The city crash record lists the motorcycle driver who died as a 28-year-old man.
Police said Hubert Shantilou, 69, of Wakefield, was arrested June 12. The reviewed reports say he was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, driving without a license, and making an improper left turn.
Boston Road has a long crash record in this Bronx corridor
The fatal crash was recorded at Boston Road and East 211th Street in the Bronx.
CrashCountNYC’s Boston Road corridor view for the Bronx counted 1,362 crashes, 1,023 injuries, 84 serious injuries, and 3 deaths from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
EMS took the rider to Jacobi, where he died
Both reviewed news accounts reported that EMS brought Vasquez Herrera to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in critical condition and that he was later pronounced dead there.