Jordan Yulfo, a 22-year-old motorcyclist from Eltingville, died early Tuesday morning after his motorcycle collided with a turning vehicle on Arthur Kill Road in the Great Kills neighborhood of Staten Island.
The crash, which occurred at approximately 4:40 a.m. on June 2, 2026, has left friends, family, and community members devastated by the sudden loss of a young man widely described as warm, passionate, and full of life.
According to the NYPD, Yulfo was riding his 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Arthur Kill Road when it collided with a 2017 Ford Fusion.
The Ford, traveling westbound, was making a left turn onto Armstrong Avenue at the time of the impact. Yulfo was transported to Northwell Staten Island University Hospital in Ocean Breeze, where he was pronounced dead.
The 54-year-old driver of the Ford Fusion remained at the scene. No arrests have been made, and the NYPD’s Highway District Collision Investigation Squad continues to investigate.
A Community Comes Together to Grieve
By Tuesday afternoon, a makeshift memorial had already taken shape at the corner of Arthur Kill Road and Armstrong Avenue. Votive candles and flowers marked the spot where friends and acquaintances gathered to pay their respects.
The scene reflected just how quickly news of Yulfo’s passing spread across the borough and how deeply his absence was felt.
Social media filled with tributes from those who knew him. One person who had only just met him wrote that he seemed like one of the nicest people around, with a clear passion for riding.
Others spoke of seeing him nearly every weekend and struggling to imagine life without that familiar presence. “The world lost a great soul,” one tribute read, capturing the sentiment shared by many who knew him.
Yulfo was a 2022 graduate of Tottenville High School and had deep roots in the Staten Island community. He was no stranger to close calls either.
In 2020, when he was just 16, he appeared in local news after a live wire hanging in the road caused his bicycle to catch fire on East Stroud Avenue in Great Kills. That incident, frightening as it was, did nothing to dampen his love of riding.
A GoFundMe fundraiser was launched in the wake of his death to support his family during this difficult time, with friends and community members rallying to contribute and share the page widely.
Yulfo’s death adds to a troubling pattern of fatal motorcycle crashes on Staten Island roads. Left turn collisions between motorcycles and passenger vehicles are among the most common and deadly types of accidents involving motorcyclists, often occurring in the early morning hours when visibility and traffic conditions can be unpredictable.
For those who crossed paths with Jordan Yulfo, the loss is deeply personal. He was remembered not just as a biker but as someone who made an impression quickly and left a mark on everyone he met. He was 22 years old.
