Rider dies after hitting Calvert Vaux Park barrier
On May 8, 2026, at Bay 44 Street and Shore Parkway, Oleksandr Darii, 39, died after police said he lost control of a 2022 Triumph motorcycle in the Calvert Vaux Park parking lot and hit a concrete barrier.
What We Know
Oleksandr Darii, 39, was riding a 2022 Triumph motorcycle in the Calvert Vaux Park parking lot near Bay 44 Street and Shore Parkway around 6:31 p.m. on May 8, 2026, according to police accounts cited by the Brooklyn Eagle and city crash records. Police said Darii lost control and hit a concrete barrier. EMS took him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he died from his injuries. City records list driver inexperience as a contributing factor. A Brooklyn Eagle report, citing a fundraiser, said Darii had come to the United States from Ukraine with his family three years earlier and lived in Brooklyn with his wife and 5-year-old son.
Police said the rider lost control in the park lot
Police said Oleksandr Darii was riding a 2022 Triumph motorcycle inside the Calvert Vaux Park parking lot at about 6:31 p.m. on May 8 when he lost control and hit a concrete barrier.
The crash happened by Bay 44 Street and Shore Parkway
The Brooklyn Eagle reported that the crash occurred inside the Calvert Vaux Park parking lot near Bay 44 Street and Shore Parkway in Gravesend. City crash records place the fatal crash at Bay 44 Street and Shore Parkway.
Oleksandr Darii was identified as the rider who died
The Brooklyn Eagle identified Darii as a 39-year-old Bath Beach resident. EMS took him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead.
A Brooklyn Eagle report, citing a GoFundMe created by a friend, said Darii had come to the United States from Ukraine with his family three years earlier and lived in Brooklyn with his wife Oksana Dario and their 5-year-old son, Pavlik.
City records cite driver inexperience
City crash records list driver inexperience as a contributing factor for the motorcycle rider. Police accounts cited by the Brooklyn Eagle said Darii lost control before he hit the barrier.
Police reported no arrests
The Brooklyn Eagle reported that no arrests were made after the crash.