Porsche Driver Left After Fatal Long Island City Scooter Crash
A Porsche SUV driver hit Brendan Marmolejos as he rode an electric scooter at Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive on July 20, 2022, police told the Daily News, and city records list one 30-year-old male scooter rider killed.
What We Know
A city crash record places the collision at Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive in Queens at 5:59 p.m. on July 20, 2022, and lists an SUV and an e-scooter. The Daily News, citing police, reported that Brendan Marmolejos, 30, was riding a standup electric scooter on 44th Drive when a Porsche SUV driver hit him at Vernon Boulevard and left. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital with a severe head injury and died July 27. The article reported that Dwayne Bovell, 40, surrendered two days after the crash with an attorney; police charged him with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury, while the Queens DA deferred prosecution as the investigation continued.
The crash and the week after
City records place the crash at 5:59 p.m. on July 20, 2022, at Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive in Queens and list one person killed.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Brendan Marmolejos was riding a standup electric scooter on 44th Drive when a Porsche SUV driver hit him at Vernon Boulevard and left. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital with a severe head injury and died July 27.
Where the crash happened
The crash happened at Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive in Long Island City, Queens.
CrashCountNYC location context for Vernon Boulevard in Queens shows 404 crashes, 194 injuries, 8 serious injuries and 2 deaths on the street since 2022.
Brendan Marmolejos and the loss described by family
City records list the person killed as a 30-year-old male e-scooter rider. The Daily News identified him as Brendan Marmolejos, 30.
The article quoted a GoFundMe post by Marmolejos' cousin Jason Meneses: "The pain is immeasurable for all of us." The post had raised more than $21,000 for medical bills and funeral expenses, according to the Daily News.
A surrender, a charge and a deferred prosecution
The Daily News reported that Dwayne Bovell, 40, surrendered to police with an attorney two days after the crash.