Driver hit and killed e-bike rider at Bronxwood and Williamsbridge
A 30-year-old driver hit and killed Wenntwen Porgho, 43, as Porgho rode an e-bike at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road, according to the official record and amNY’s report citing police.
What We Know
Wenntwen Porgho, 43, was killed on July 20, 2022, at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road in the Bronx. The official record lists the crash at 10:04 p.m. and identifies Porgho as a bicyclist riding an e-bike. amNY, citing police, reported that a 30-year-old driver was heading south on Bronxwood Avenue and making a left turn when he hit Porgho, who was riding north. Police found Porgho unconscious and unresponsive, and medics took him to Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead. The driver stayed at the scene, and police made no arrest, amNY reported.
A left turn and a northbound e-bike rider
The official record says one cyclist was killed at about 10:04 p.m. on July 20, 2022, at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road. It lists a sedan and an e-bike in the crash, with no other injuries recorded.
amNY, citing NYPD, reported that the driver was traveling south on Bronxwood Avenue and making a left turn when he hit Porgho, who was riding north on Bronxwood Avenue. The article reported the time as 10:05 p.m. and referred to the turn street as Williamsburg Bridge Road, while the official record places the crash at Williamsbridge Road.
Porgho was identified as the rider who died
Police identified the rider as Wenntwen Porgho, a 43-year-old Bronx man, according to amNY. The official record classifies him as a bicyclist and says he was killed.
amNY reported that police found Porgho lying in the roadway with severe injuries, unconscious and unresponsive. Medics took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead.
The official record lists a sedan and an e-bike
The official record lists the sedan as a 2009 Subaru with one occupant and says the driver was making a left turn. It lists the e-bike rider as traveling north and going straight ahead before the crash.
amNY reported that the driver was a 30-year-old man who stayed at the scene.
The record cites rider error or confusion
The official crash record lists “Pedestrian/Bicyclist/Other Pedestrian Error/Confusion” as a contributing factor. The reviewed article did not report an arrest.
Police reported no arrest at the scene
The driver stayed at the scene, and police made no arrest, amNY reported.
Williamsbridge Road has seen repeated harm
The crash happened at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road in the Bronx.
CrashCountNYC’s location context for Williamsbridge Road in the Bronx counts 359 crashes, 250 injuries, 10 serious injuries and 2 deaths since 2022.