Driver Runs Light, Kills 23-Year-Old E-Biker
A car driver blew a traffic signal on Fort Hamilton Parkway and hit a 23-year-old man riding an e-bike near 54th Street overnight. The crash threw him off the bike and he died of head injuries at the scene.
What We Know
According to the police report, a car driver hit a 23-year-old man riding an e-bike on Fort Hamilton Parkway near 54th Street in Brooklyn overnight. The impact ejected the rider, who suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene. Police recorded Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor in the crash on this arterial street.
People
Other Motorized killed
Age 23; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Sedan
2017 HOND -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: Southwest; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Right Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Licensed
Bike
MW2000D-2; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Where
Fort Hamilton Pkwy & 54th St, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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