School Bus Driver Fatally Hits E-Bike Rider in Brownsville
A 48-year-old school bus driver hit a 32-year-old e-bike rider near Eastern Parkway and Saint Marks Avenue on Feb. 4, 2022, and the city crash record logged one death while the Daily News reported she died at Brookdale Hospital.
What We Know
On Feb. 4, 2022, a 32-year-old woman riding an e-bike was fatally injured near Eastern Parkway and Saint Marks Avenue in Brownsville. The city crash record lists an e-bike and a bus, records the e-bike rider as the person killed, and cites failure to yield right-of-way as a contributing factor. The Daily News, citing police, reported that a 48-year-old school bus driver hit the rider, stayed at the scene, and was not immediately facing charges. The article said responders found the rider on the pavement with trauma to her body and that medics took her to Brookdale Hospital, where she died. The record and the article differ on timing: the city record lists 11:00 a.m., while the Daily News reported about 11:20 a.m.
The accounts place the crash late Friday morning
The city crash record places the fatal collision at 11:00 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2022, near Eastern Parkway and Saint Marks Avenue. The Daily News, citing police, reported that it happened at about 11:20 a.m. and that a 48-year-old school bus driver hit a 32-year-old e-bike rider near the intersection.
The rider died after responders took her to Brookdale Hospital
The official record identifies the person killed as a 32-year-old female e-bike rider. The Daily News reported that first responders found her on the pavement with trauma to her body and that medics took her to Brookdale Hospital, where she died.
The Daily News reported that the 48-year-old school bus driver stayed at the scene and was not immediately facing charges.
The death was reported as the city’s first cycling fatality of 2022
The Daily News reported that the rider was the first cyclist to die in a New York City crash in 2022. The article also noted that the death followed a year in which 268 people were killed in traffic crashes citywide.
Where
Eastern Pkwy & St. Marks Ave