Dirt Bike Rider Killed in Crash With NYC Parks Truck

Dirt Bike Rider Killed in Crash With NYC Parks Truck

NEW YORK, NY – A man illegally riding a dirt bike in the streets of the Bronx was killed in a fiery crash after he collided with a New York City Parks Department truck in the Bronx in July.

On Tuesday, police announced the passing of 43-year-old Gregorio Arango from injuries sustained during the July 2nd crash near East 138th Street and Willow Avenue in the Bronx.

Arango struck the truck and was pinned underneath before the motorcycle burst into flames. He was rushed to NYC Health and Hospitals in Harlem where he died about five weeks later.

No charges have been filed in this matter.