Rider fatally hit at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street
A rider recorded by the city as a 49-year-old e-bike driver was killed June 15, 2022, at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn, and police told the Post that a 33-year-old truck driver remained at the scene.
What We Know
A rider died after a crash involving a box truck and an e-bike at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn on June 15, 2022. The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 49-year-old male e-bike driver. The New York Post, citing police, described the rider as a 39-year-old man on a moped and reported that EMS took him to Wyckoff Hospital, where he could not be saved. The accounts also differ on turning details: the official record lists the box-truck driver as making a left turn, while the Post reported that police said the truck driver tried to turn right onto Central Avenue. The Post said the 33-year-old truck driver remained at the scene.
Accounts differ on the rider and the turn
The city crash record lists a fatal crash on June 15, 2022, involving a box truck and an e-bike at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street. It records one person killed and no other injuries.
The official record identifies the person killed as a 49-year-old male e-bike driver. The New York Post, citing police, described the person killed as a 39-year-old man riding a moped.
The official record lists the box-truck driver as traveling south and making a left turn, while the Post reported that police said the truck driver tried to turn right onto Central Avenue.
The crash happened on a Central Avenue corridor with many recent injuries
The crash was recorded at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn’s 11221 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC’s location context for Central Avenue in Brooklyn lists 585 crashes, 290 injuries, 14 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.
EMS took the rider to Wyckoff Hospital
The Post reported that EMS took the rider to Wyckoff Hospital, where he could not be saved. The article said the rider’s name had not been released and that the 33-year-old truck driver remained at the scene.