Honda SUV Driver Fatally Hits E-Scooter Rider in Mott Haven
A 23-year-old Honda SUV driver hit a 44-year-old e-scooter rider at Grand Concourse and East 149th Street on Nov. 12, 2022, and police said the rider died at Lincoln Hospital after severe head trauma.
What We Know
At about 11:15 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2022, police said a 23-year-old Honda SUV driver traveling south on Grand Concourse hit an e-scooter rider traveling west on East 149th Street. The official record identifies the rider as a 44-year-old man. Police told reporters the rider was thrown from the scooter, suffered severe head trauma, and died at Lincoln Hospital. The Honda driver remained at the scene and was treated at Harlem Hospital for minor injuries. The official vehicle record lists Traffic Control Disregarded for the e-scooter entry and records the rider as unlicensed; news reports said no arrests had been made and the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
Southbound driver, westbound rider
Police said a 23-year-old man was driving a 2016 Honda SUV south on Grand Concourse when he hit a man riding an e-scooter west on East 149th Street at about 11:15 a.m. The official crash record lists one person killed and one person injured.
The rider died after severe head trauma
The official record identifies the person killed as a 44-year-old male e-scooter rider. Police told reporters he was thrown from the scooter, suffered severe head injuries, and was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital. The 23-year-old Honda driver remained at the scene and was taken to Harlem Hospital with minor injuries.
Traffic-control disregard appears in the scooter entry
The official vehicle record lists Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor for the e-scooter entry and records the rider as unlicensed. The news reports reviewed for this page did not report any arrest.
A fatal crash on the Grand Concourse corridor
The crash happened at Grand Concourse and East 149th Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC location data for the Grand Concourse corridor records 1,707 crashes, 1,313 injuries, 107 serious injuries and 8 deaths since 2022.
Police investigation continued after the crash
The New York Post reported that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating. AMNY reported the next day that no arrests had been made.