A driver's move is disputed in a fatal Crown Heights scooter crash.
A male driver was backing a station wagon or SUV in a July 13, 2022, Dean Street collision that killed scooter rider Winter King, 32, the official record says; the Daily News reported that a driver pulled out of a driveway near Albany Avenue as King rode with her 6-year-old son.
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What We Know
A male driver was backing a station wagon or SUV on Dean Street at 6:24 p.m. on July 13, 2022, according to the crash record. The Daily News, citing police, instead reported that a driver pulled out of a driveway near Albany Avenue at about 6:25 p.m. King was riding with her 6-year-old son, who suffered cuts and scrapes, her boyfriend told the paper.
The accounts differ on the driver's movement.
The official crash record lists one person killed and one injured on Dean Street at 6:24 p.m. on July 13, 2022. The Daily News, citing police, reported that a driver pulled out of a residential driveway at about 6:25 p.m. as King rode by with her son. Sources told the paper King was thrown from her scooter into a parked car across the street.
Dean Street near Albany Avenue.
The crash record places the collision on Dean Street. The Daily News located it near Albany Avenue in Crown Heights.
King's work, family and riding.
King's boyfriend identified her to the Daily News as Winter King, 32, and described her as an experienced scooter rider. El Diario reported that she worked as a security guard, had another daughter, and was remembered by friends as a bicycle enthusiast.
Her boyfriend told the Daily News that her 6-year-old son, Major, had cuts and scrapes; police told the paper he was in stable condition. The Daily News reported that King was taken to Interfaith Medical Center and could not be saved, and her boyfriend said he was at the hospital when she died. El Diario reported that the two had been riding around the block near their home.
The vehicle descriptions also differ.
The official record classifies the other vehicle as a 2005 Ford station wagon or sport utility vehicle, records its driver backing south, and lists backing unsafely as a contributing factor. The Daily News and El Diario describe the other vehicle as a car and report that its driver pulled out of a driveway.
The driver remained at the scene.
El Diario reported that the driver remained at the scene and faced no immediate charges.