Man dead after motorcycle crashes into unoccupied dump truck in Clinton Hill

Video shows what looks like the driver speeding down Classon Avenue, off Atlantic Avenue, just past 3 a.m. Thursday.

Mike Lamorte

Aug 28, 2025, 9:49 PM

Updated 2 hr ago

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A 30-year-old man driving a Harley-Davidson motorcycle lost control and collided with the rear of an empty dump truck.
Video shows what looks like the driver speeding down Classon Avenue, off Atlantic Avenue, just past 3 a.m. Thursday.
EMS took the man to NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead
Community members say the stretch of Atlantic Avenue is plagued with reckless driving.
"Trucks and cars will fly around this corner, it's a dangerous one," said Robert Greenwood, who works at a prop making shop near the crash site. "We're always worried about something like this-- it's a tight corner, a very busy corner."
The crash is another deadly reminder of just how dangerous this stretch of road can be. According to city data, Atlantic Avenue has some of the most dangerous intersections across the boroughs. In the last five years, at least 10 fatal crashes were reported, with almost 100 people left with either injuries or dead.
News 12 reached out to the Department of Transportation and to the mayor's office to find out if they plan to make any further safety changes along Atlantic Avenue, but they have not yet responded.