Scooter rider dies after Henry Hudson Parkway crash
Police said a 48-year-old woman riding a gas-powered scooter lost control near W. 104th Street; the official record lists unsafe speed in the Henry Hudson Parkway crash that killed her and injured a motorcyclist.
What We Know
A 48-year-old woman was riding north on a gas-powered scooter on the Henry Hudson Parkway on Aug. 6, 2022, when police said she lost control near W. 104th Street, hit the center divider and was thrown into the path of a 25-year-old man riding a 2020 Kawasaki motorcycle in a downtown lane. The official crash record lists one motorist killed and one motorist injured, with unsafe speed recorded as a contributing factor. Police told the Daily News the woman was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside and died there; the motorcyclist was taken to the same hospital in stable condition.
Police said the rider lost control near W. 104th Street
Police told the Daily News the woman was riding uptown on a gas-powered scooter on the Henry Hudson Parkway at about 9:50 p.m. when she lost control near W. 104th Street and hit the center divider.
Police said the impact threw her into the path of a 25-year-old man riding a 2020 Kawasaki motorcycle in a downtown lane. The official record lists the scooter traveling north and the motorcycle traveling south.
One rider died and another was injured
The official record identifies the person killed as a 48-year-old female driver. Police said she was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside, where she died.
Police said the 25-year-old motorcycle rider was taken to the same hospital in stable condition.
The crash involved a scooter and a motorcycle
The official record lists a motorscooter and a motorcycle. It records one occupant on each, with the scooter driver traveling north and the motorcycle rider traveling south before the crash.
Police described the scooter as gas-powered and the motorcycle as a 2020 Kawasaki.
Speed is listed in the official record
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor. The scooter entry also lists illegal drugs as a contributing factor and records the scooter driver as unlicensed.
Police also told the Daily News the woman who died was not wearing a helmet.
Where
Henry Hudson Pkwy