Reinaldo Rodriguez and his girlfriend Mirella Vega, both 42, were traveling through Brooklyn on Labor Day when the fatal crash took place
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- A recently retired New York Police Department officer and his girlfriend have died after they were involved in a motorcycle crash in Brooklyn on Labor Day
- The victims have been identified as 42-year-olds Reinaldo “Rey” Rodriguez and Mirella Vega
- Rodriguez spent 21 years with the NYPD before he retired this spring, and purchased the motorcycle involved in the crash as a gift to himself
A recently retired police officer and his girlfriend have died after they were involved in a motorcycle crash in New York City on Labor Day.
Police said Reinaldo Rodriguez and his girlfriend Mirella Vega, both 42, were fatally injured after the new 2025 Harley-Davidson they were on crashed into the rear passenger side of a Mercedes-Benz SUV in Brooklyn, according to the New York Daily News and Patch.
The SUV was reportedly making a left turn off Atlantic Avenue and onto Elton Street in the Cypress Hills neighborhood when the collision occurred around 8:10 p.m. local time on Monday, Sept. 1…