E-biker Killed by Runaway SUV in Harlem, Driver Charged

The chaos that erupted outside the Apollo Theater on March 19 when an SUV came speeding east down West 125th Street has left a delivery worker dead and another delivery worker in critical condition. A 49-year-old man under arrest and was said to be high on PCP at the time of the crash.

The victim of the deadly crash around 8 p.m. was identified as Darly Zacarias, 28, a resident of McClean St. in the Bronx, who was rushed by EMS to Mount Sinai Morningside but could not be saved. He was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. on the night of the accident. Another 33-year-old victim, also an e-bike delivery worker, was listed in critical condition at NYC Health and Hospitals/Harlem.

The driver of the red Hyundai Tucson SUV that crashed was identified by cops as 49-year-old Kevin Crosby from Webb Avenue in the Bronx.

Darly Zacarias was the father of a boy who turned ten years old on March 20, the day after the fatal crash that took the life of his father.

Cops said that when they pulled Crosby from the crumpled SUV at the intersection of West 125th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Blvd right outside the famed Apollo Theater, “the defendant had pinpoint pupils, slurred speech, was swaying on his feet, and had an odor of what he believed to be PCP or K2 on his breath.” Prosecutors said Crosby subsequently told the arresting officer “that he had smoked marijuana shortly before the accident and that he had smoked PCP that morning.

He was taken into custody at the scene and charged the following day with aggravated vehicular homicide, manslaughter in the second degree and allegedly operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs.

Crosby’s attorney, Seann Riley, claimed that the defendant’s car had mechanical problems including steering and brake problems according to the Daily News.

Aside the e-bike delivery workers who was killed, one e-bike delivery worker was in critical condition and three others suffered minor injuries during the deadly run down West 125th Street. Police said the red SUV first hit an unoccupied police cruiser which was pushed into a parked Lexus. The SUV driven by Crosby then crashed into a parked Toyota RAV 4 before getting wedged under a tractor trailer truck

The occupants of the Lexus, a 23-year-old female and a 28-year-old male, and the male occupant of the Toyota were also taken to Harlem Hospital and were all said to be in stable condition.

Witnesses described a scene of complete chaos.

“I saw the whole thing, was on 125 when it happened and the red SUV was probably going 60 MPH as it hit pedestrians, people on bikes, a cop car and eventually that 18 wheeler,” Johnny Tray posted on the social media site Citizen. He said “it looked like a bomb went off with the loud bang and everything flying. The driver was still trying to get the vehicle unstuck and keep driving away after it was pinned under the 18 wheeler.”

Another Citizen user posted, “I was just in the area on the bus and the buses had to be rerouted. No cars, no pedestrians could walk anywhere near the incident. It was mad cops everywhere. I’m praying for whoever got hurt.”

Another user informed: “one of them didn’t make it.”

That prompted another user to post: “This is soo heartbreaking.”

A GoFundMe has been started by a family friend, Ana B., on behalf of Yenis Zacarias, brother of Darly to pay for funeral costs and to fly his remains to his home country, the Dominican Republic.

She wrote that Darly Zacarias was a “devoted father, son, and beloved brother, whose life was taken far too soon by a high-drunk driver while he was out working hard to provide for his family.

“He was more than just a provider—he was a loving father, a supportive brother, and a kind soul who always showed up for those he loved. In an instant, everything changed. A reckless decision stole a life that meant so much to so many, leaving behind unimaginable pain and a family now facing not only emotional devastation, but also financial hardship.”