On October 31, 2017, Hernán Diego Mendoza, 47, a visitor from Argentina, was killed while cycling with friends on the Hudson River Park bike path in Lower Manhattan. Mendoza was part of a close-knit group in the city to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation when a rented pickup truck swerved onto the path and struck them.

The driver, identified as Sayfullo Saipov, steered the vehicle onto the bike path in an attack that killed eight people, including Mendoza and four of his friends. Saipov was stopped by police at the scene after the truck crashed and he was shot and wounded.

Mendoza’s death joined the other victims in a mass-casualty incident described as inspired by ISIS; families of the deceased gave emotional testimony during the case’s legal proceedings. If anyone knew Mendoza or was in Hudson River Park that day and has information to share, please come forward.