Driver fleeing police killed Astoria cyclist, prosecutors say
A driver in a pickup hit and killed cyclist Amanda Servedio at 34 Avenue and 37 Street, where prosecutors say Bekim Fiseku fled police after a burglary report.
What We Know
The city crash record says a 36-year-old woman riding a bike was killed at 34 Avenue and 37 Street in Queens at 11:10 p.m. on Oct. 22, 2024. Police and prosecutors said the driver in a Dodge Ram fled officers after a burglary report in Dutch Kills, hit Amanda Servedio in the Astoria intersection, and left the scene; officers stopped to help, and medics took her to Elmhurst Hospital. Prosecutors later named Bekim Fiseku as the driver and charged him with murder, manslaughter, leaving the scene and other crimes. In 2026, police identified Nedzad Korac as another suspect and said he had been in the pickup.
A police pursuit reached an Astoria intersection
The city crash record places the crash at 34 Avenue and 37 Street in Queens at 11:10 p.m. on Oct. 22, 2024, and records one bicyclist killed. It lists a pickup truck, a sedan and a bike in the crash.
Police and prosecutors said officers were responding to a burglary report in Dutch Kills when they encountered a Dodge Ram with tape over its rear license plate. The driver fled, and officers pursued before the driver hit Amanda Servedio as she rode through the Astoria intersection.
News accounts and prosecutors said Servedio was thrown into a parked BMW. Officers stopped to aid her, and medics took her to Elmhurst Hospital, where she died.
The crash site became a focus for Astoria cyclists
The crash happened at 34 Avenue and 37 Street in Astoria, Queens. Press accounts placed the pursuit’s start near Crescent Street in Dutch Kills, roughly a mile from the fatal collision.
ABC7 reported that family and friends later gathered at the intersection and installed a ghost bike for Servedio. The outlet said the tribute began where her ride ended.
Amanda Servedio was remembered as an avid cyclist
The city crash record and several news accounts identified the bicyclist as 36-year-old Amanda Servedio; some Daily News accounts described her as 37. The Post reported that she was from Arkansas, lived in Astoria and worked as a senior tax accountant at a Midtown firm.
Friends and family described Servedio’s life around cycling. ABC7 reported that fellow riders from Bike and Brew NYC rode in her honor, and one speaker said, “We will start where she stopped, and finish her ride home together.”
The official record cites disregard for traffic control
The crash record lists traffic control disregarded and aggressive driving or road rage for the pickup-truck driver. It also records the pickup traveling east and going straight before the crash, while the bike was going straight and the sedan was parked.
Gothamist, citing prosecutors, reported that surveillance videos captured the men speeding, weaving in and out of bike lanes, and running red lights before Servedio was hit. Prosecutors said Servedio had the right of way.
Prosecutors charged one man and police later sought another
In June 2025, prosecutors charged Bekim Fiseku, a Staten Island man, with murder, manslaughter, leaving the scene and other crimes. Gothamist reported that he faced up to 25 years in prison if convicted on the state charges and that a judge ordered him held until his next appearance.
In February 2026, police identified Nedzad Korac as another suspect in the case. The Daily News reported that police said Korac was in the Dodge pickup with Fiseku and another passenger when the driver fled officers.