The vehicles collided while both were traveling westbound on Bruckner Boulevard just after 5 a.m. Wednesday.
Police say the 43-year-old woman driving the Toyota Corolla rear-ended a Yamaha motorcycle.
Simon Tavarez, 25, was pronounced dead at Jacobi Medical Center.
The driver of the Corolla remained on the scene, and no charges were immediately filed.
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