A Ford Driver Was Involved in a Fatal Brooklyn E-Bike Crash.
A 37-year-old driver turning left in a Ford was involved in a May 6 crash at Fourth Avenue and 21st Street in Brooklyn; the city record places it at 1:14 p.m. and records one death, while Patch identifies the e-bike rider as Peter Costello, 55.
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What We Know
A 37-year-old driver was turning left in a Ford during a May 6, 2022, crash at Fourth Avenue and 21st Street in Brooklyn involving e-bike rider Peter Costello, 55. Patch reported police said Costello's brakes locked and he slid beneath a 2006 Ford Econoline van. News 12 reported police said a rider was struck at the intersection, without detailing the sequence. The city record places the crash at 1:14 p.m. and records one death; it classifies the Ford as a station wagon or SUV, unlike Patch's van description, and lists traffic control disregarded for the Ford driver. Patch reported that Costello died after responders took him to Methodist Hospital and that the driver stayed at the scene and faced no charges as of May 9.
Police reports give different levels of detail
The city record places the collision at Fourth Avenue and 21st Street in Brooklyn at 1:14 p.m. on May 6, 2022, and records one person killed. It lists the Ford traveling south and making a left turn, and the e-bike traveling north.
Patch reported police said Peter Costello was riding along Fourth Avenue when his brakes locked and he slid beneath a van whose driver was turning left onto 21st Street. News 12 reported police said a rider was struck by a vehicle at the intersection, without describing how the collision unfolded.
The reports classify the Ford differently
Patch described the driver's vehicle as a 2006 Ford Econoline van and identified Costello's e-bike as a 2021 Zhejiang Jiajue. The city record lists a 2006 Ford but classifies it as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle; it separately lists an e-bike.
Patch reported Costello was taken to Methodist Hospital
Patch reported that emergency responders took Costello to Methodist Hospital with head and body wounds, but doctors could not save him. The report said the 37-year-old driver stayed at the scene and faced no charges as of May 9.
Where
4 AVENUE and 21 STREET