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Grandfather Killed in Queens by Wrong-Way Moped Driver

12/8/2025

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Trevor Lloyd Samuels, a 68-year-old grandfather, was killed by a wrong-way moped driver, Yunio Buleje Rodriguez, in Queens on December 5, 2025.
Samuels was crossing at a marked intersection when he was struck.
Yunio Buleje Rodriguez, 26, suffered minor injuries and was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation.
Kievette, his daughter, expressed grief as the family planned Christmas together, with Samuels set to bring his youngest daughter from Jamaica.

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Trevor Lloyd Samuels, a 68-year-old grandfather, was killed by a wrong-way moped driver, Yunio Buleje Rodriguez, in Queens on December 5, 2025.
Samuels was crossing at a marked intersection when he was struck.
Yunio Buleje Rodriguez, 26, suffered minor injuries and was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation.
Kievette, his daughter, expressed grief as the family planned Christmas together, with Samuels set to bring his youngest daughter from Jamaica.