Wrong-Way Driver Charged After Passenger Killed on Henry Hudson
Robert Kock, 26, was charged with manslaughter after police said he drove the wrong way on Henry Hudson Parkway near W. 79th Street at about 3:45 a.m. May 3, killing 65-year-old passenger Ada Rivero.
What We Know
At about 3:45 a.m. on May 3, 2026, a crash on Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan killed 65-year-old Ada Rivero and injured two motorists. Police told the Daily News that Robert Kock drove a Subaru uptown against traffic near W. 79th Street and hit a for-hire Toyota Highlander traveling downtown. Rivero, who was riding in the back seat, was taken to Bellevue Hospital and died. The for-hire driver had minor injuries, while Kock had serious injuries. City records list alcohol involvement for the crash and alcohol involvement and traffic-control disregard for the northbound Subaru sedan. Police arrested Kock and charged him with vehicular manslaughter and manslaughter.
Police described a wrong-way crash before dawn
The city crash record places the collision on Henry Hudson Parkway at 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2026. Police told the Daily News that Robert Kock drove a Subaru uptown against traffic near W. 79th Street and hit a for-hire Toyota Highlander traveling downtown.
Ada Rivero died after riding in the back seat
Ada Rivero, 65, was a back-seat passenger in the for-hire vehicle, which the city record classifies as a taxi. Police said Rivero lived in Midtown and was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where she could not be saved.
The 49-year-old for-hire driver was treated for minor injuries at Mount Sinai Morningside. Kock, the 26-year-old Subaru driver, was hospitalized with serious injuries.
The crash was reported on Henry Hudson Parkway near W. 79th Street
The official record lists the crash on Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan, and the Daily News reported that police placed it near W. 79th Street. The city record lists the Subaru traveling north and the taxi traveling south, while police described Kock as driving uptown against traffic.
Police arrested the Subaru driver two days later
Police told the Daily News that Kock was arrested Tuesday and charged with vehicular manslaughter and manslaughter.