Bud Light Truck Driver Kills Moped Rider In Astoria Crash: Police

ASTORIA, QUEENS — A man riding a motorized scooter was killed Thursday morning in Astoria after he was hit by a driver in a Bud Light delivery truck and got pinned underneath it, according to police and videos from bystanders.

The collision happened about 8:30 a.m. at Astoria Boulevard and Crescent Street, a police spokesperson said.

Astoria resident Alfredo Liconia Cabrera, 35, was riding a moped east on Astoria Boulevard alongside a driver in a massive Bud Light truck when they both started turning right onto Crescent, according to police.

The 55-year-old truck driver slammed into him after making a wide turn and ending up partially in the street's bike lane, which the Department of Transportation installed this fall.

Videos posted to the Citizen App show emergency medical workers kneeling beside the truck as the moped rider appears to be trapped underneath.

Liconia Cabrera was rushed to Mount Sinai Queens, where he died.

A police spokesperson said officers had not filed any charges in connection with the crash as of Thursday evening.

Since the two-way bike lane debuted on Crescent Street, elected officials and safe-streets advocates have asked the Department of Transportation to add heavy-duty protections to separate the lane from drivers.

“For months, our neighbors in Astoria have told DOT officials that the Crescent Street bike lane is still not safe enough," Assembly Member-elect Zohran Mamdani said in a statement. "Every day, cars and trucks blow past the flexible delineators that supposedly protect it. That’s because they’re designed for drivers to ignore."

Patch has reached out to the Department of Transportation for comment.

First death in the Crescent Street bike lane, after people have been telling @NYC_DOT that paint wasn't effective enough for MONTHS. https://t.co/h9CqbTo2uP
— {Username Delayed Infinitely, for the 3rd Time} (@FixQueensBlvd) November 12, 2020

After less than a day, we've already seen a massive response from so many our neighbors about safety concerns along the Crescent Street bike lane.@NYC_DOT - these concerns are real, they're widely shared, and luckily, they're easy to address.

Please help us keep Astoria safe. pic.twitter.com/sAJchSPdle
— Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@ZohranKMamdani) October 23, 2020

@NYC_DOT Please install Qwick Kurb the entire length of the bike lane whenever there is no parking to separate traffic & enter exit bollards. Otherwise you might as well just rip #bike2QBB out. Come on y’all, you know better, step it up ASAP https://t.co/s7Vo48mwGh
— macartney (@macartney) October 14, 2020