A scooter rider died after a collision with a parked SUV in Wakefield.
A 63-year-old man riding a gas-powered scooter died after police said he collided with a parked SUV on Richardson Avenue near East 241st Street at 10:06 p.m. on March 14, 2022.
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What We Know
A 63-year-old man died after a nighttime collision on Richardson Avenue near East 241st Street in Wakefield. The official crash record places the collision at 10:06 p.m. on March 14, 2022, and records one death. Norwood News reported that police said the man was riding a gas-powered scooter when he collided with the rear of an unoccupied, parked red 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander and was ejected. The Daily News also reported a collision with a parked SUV, but described the Outlander as a 2019 model. The official record classifies the rider's vehicle as a motorbike and the parked vehicle as a 2018 station wagon/SUV. Norwood News says EMS took the man to Jacobi Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead; the Daily News reports that he was taken there but could not be saved.
Police described the collision and the response.
Norwood News reported that officers responded to a 911 call near East 241st Street and Richardson Avenue at about 10:06 p.m. on March 14, 2022. They found the 63-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive in the roadway with head trauma.
In the preliminary account reported by Norwood News, the man had been traveling on Richardson Avenue on a gas-powered scooter when he collided with the rear of a parked, unoccupied red Mitsubishi Outlander and was ejected. The Daily News separately reported that witnesses told police he was thrown from the scooter and landed in the street. EMS took him to Jacobi Medical Center; Norwood News says he was pronounced dead there, while the Daily News reported he could not be saved.
Reports differ on the vehicle descriptions.
Norwood News and the Daily News described the man's vehicle as a gas-powered scooter; the official crash record categorizes it as a motorbike. The official record identifies the parked vehicle as a 2018 station wagon/SUV. Norwood News calls it a red 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander, while the Daily News reports a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander.
The collision investigation was ongoing.
In its March 15 report, Norwood News said the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating and police had not released the man's identity pending proper family notification.
Where
RICHARDSON AVENUE