Rider Killed at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street
A 33-year-old truck driver stayed at the scene after a rider was hit in Bushwick, police told the Post; the city crash record lists one 49-year-old e-bike rider killed at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street on June 15, 2022.
What We Know
On June 15, 2022, a rider was killed at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn. The city crash record lists the fatal rider as a 49-year-old man operating an e-bike, with a box-truck driver also involved. The Post, citing police, reported that a 39-year-old man on a moped was hit on Palmetto Street as a 33-year-old truck driver tried to turn onto Central Avenue, and that the driver stayed at the scene. The sources also differ on movement: the city record lists the box-truck driver making a left turn and the e-bike rider passing, while the article described a right turn. EMS took the rider to Wyckoff Hospital, where he died, according to the Post.
A fatal crash with disputed details
The city crash record says the crash happened at 11:47 a.m. on June 15, 2022, at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn, and records one person killed and no other injuries.
The Post, citing police, reported that a man on a moped was hit while riding on Palmetto Street in Bushwick around 5 p.m. The article and the city record agree that the crash involved a truck driver and a rider, but they differ on the rider’s age, whether the rider was on a moped or an e-bike, and the driver’s turn direction.
Central Avenue has a recent injury history
The crash location is Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC’s corridor view for Central Avenue in Brooklyn counts 585 crashes, 290 injuries, 14 serious injuries and 2 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
People the sources identify
City records list the person killed as a 49-year-old man recorded as the driver of an e-bike. The Post, citing police, described the rider as a 39-year-old man on a moped.
The Post reported that the truck driver was 33 and remained at the scene.
How the drivers were described moving
The city record lists a 2008 Hino box truck traveling south with two occupants, and a Flash N7 e-bike traveling south with one occupant. It records the box-truck driver making a left turn and the e-bike rider passing before the crash.
The Post reported a different movement, saying police described the truck driver trying to turn right onto Central Avenue when the rider was hit.
The rider died at the hospital
EMS took the rider to Wyckoff Hospital, where he died, according to the Post.