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On Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 9.56 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision on the northbound Major Deegan Expressway in the vicinity of the 233rd Street exit, in Woodlawn Heights, in the 50th precinct.
Upon arrival, police observed a 58-year-old man with severe trauma to his head and torso. EMS also responded and transported the victim to Montefiore Medical Center North where he was pronounced deceased.
Preliminary investigation determined that the victim was operating a 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle and was traveling northbound on the Major Deegan Expressway in the middle lane when he attempted to pass traffic by driving onto the left lane, colliding with a DOT barrier truck attenuator which was stopped in the lane.
The investigation is ongoing by the New York City Police Department’s Highway Patrol Collision Investigation Squad.
The deceased was identified as Gregory L Holmes of White Plains, NY.
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