Bronx Dirt Bike Passenger Killed in Tanker Crash
At about 7:03 a.m. on June 13, 2025, a 24-year-old rider on a Razor electric bike collided with a left-turning tanker driver at Bruckner and Southern boulevards, and passenger Jaydin Arroyo died at Lincoln Hospital, police said.
What We Know
City records and police accounts describe a morning crash at Bruckner and Southern boulevards involving a tanker driver and a rider carrying a passenger on a Razor electric bike or moped. The public accounts identify the passenger as 22-year-old Jaydin Arroyo and say medics took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. The rider was also taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition, while the 31-year-old tanker driver was not hurt. City records list Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor, and the Daily News reported that police had filed no charges as the investigation continued.
A southbound rider and a left-turning tanker driver collided
City crash records place the crash at Bruckner Boulevard and Southern Boulevard in the Bronx at 7:03 a.m. on June 13, 2025, with one person killed and one person injured. The records list the tanker driver as making a left turn and the moped rider as going straight; the Daily News, citing police, reported that the 24-year-old Razor rider was heading south on Bruckner Boulevard when he lost control and collided with a Western Star tanker whose driver was turning left off Southern Boulevard.
Jaydin Arroyo was riding as a passenger
The official record lists the person killed as a 22-year-old male passenger. The Daily News identified him as Jaydin Arroyo and reported that medics took him to Lincoln Hospital, where he could not be saved. Police told the paper he lived in Crotona Park East.
The Daily News reported that the 24-year-old rider was taken to Lincoln Hospital in stable condition. The 31-year-old tanker driver was not hurt.
Public records and reports use several labels for the Razor bike
The city record lists the smaller vehicle as a Razor Electric MX650 moped with two occupants. The Daily News described it as a Razor dirt bike or electric bike. The other vehicle is listed in city records as a tanker, and the Daily News described it as a Western Star tanker.
The city record cites a traffic-control violation
The crash record lists Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor and assigns that factor to the moped rider’s vehicle entry. The Daily News reported that no charges had been filed as of June 16 and that police were still investigating.
Where
Bruckner Blvd & Southern Blvd