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Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, the trial of Luc C. Vu, the man arrested following the death New York City independent wrestler Matt "Travis" Palacios, before New York Criminal Court has been pushed back three months until Monday 7/20, PWInsider.com has learned. The trial was originally slated to begin on 4/20.
Vu has been charged with reckless driving, failure to yield to a bicyclist, failure to obey a traffic device, driving left of pavement marking and failure to exercise due care in December 2019, leading to Palacios' death.
Palacios was struck while traveling on a bike path in East Harlem about 2:30 AM on Saturday 11/9/19 when a dump truck driver made an illegal left u-turn to get onto the Willis Avenue Bridge. Travis was struck and although rushed to the hospital, suffered serious trauma and was pronounced dead when he arrived. It is not clear whether Vu was aware he struck Travis. Vu was driving for Parsipanny, New Jersey-based D&A Contracting LLC, which fired him upon learning of his arrest.
“I’m shocked, happy and depressed at the same time,” said Palacios' mother, Yolanda Nieves to StreetblogNYC several months back. “I was so depressed without my son. [Vu] should pay for what he did to my child — if it was a mistake he could have said he was sorry, but I haven’t heard any apologies.” Nieves told Streetblog she felt she had been kept in the dark during the investigation.
Palacios, who was returning home from professional wrestling training when he was struck, was only 25 years old. A number of pro wrestling paid tribute to him in the days following his death:
I just can't.
— ???????Ø??? ????' ??????? ??? (@AmazingRed1) November 9, 2019
I don't understand life sometimes.
I'm gonna try and pull it together for you today.
I just want to see you! Talk to you!
I'm sorry. I love you Matty pic.twitter.com/LoZhbitbjX
Love you bro.
— Proud & Powerful???????? (@Santana_Proud) November 9, 2019
Tonight is for you. ???????? #MBK #RIP pic.twitter.com/WAWuaBZB2n
Matt Travis was a unique, energetic performer.
— EVERY THURSDAY - $5 - Voorhees NJ - 8:30pm (@CZWDojoWars) November 9, 2019
His energy & passion made it to where you couldn't help but root for the guy even when you wanted to boo him for being a jerk.
We are fortunate to have spent a small part of the journey with him.
We will miss you Matt. Love you.
RIP to my HOG brother Matt Travis. Love you and gonna miss those long talks man. He kept me motivated to keep going in wrestling. RIP Little Brother pic.twitter.com/MNAzlXoi74
— CharHova (@CharHova) November 9, 2019
I can’t believe, and don’t want to. Sending my thoughts and condolences to the family and friends of @MATT___TRAVIS . Such amazing potential.
— ColossalMikeLAW (@COLOSSALMIKELAW) November 9, 2019
I had the pleasure to know Matt Travis. The man was one of the kind. That trip to Jersey, talking about serial killers, Kawada and Stan Hansen stories. I’ll miss those moments, I’m sorry I never go to meet up with you after the last HOG show. You killed it that night. (1/2)
— Ganso Gangster (@_specialsasuke_) November 9, 2019
Like every night. I love you bro, I’ll miss you a lot. Throwing them shoot headbutts up above. #MBK #MBKForever
— Ganso Gangster (@_specialsasuke_) November 9, 2019
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