SUV Driver Hits E-Scooter Rider on Grand Concourse, Killing Him
A 23-year-old Honda SUV driver traveling south on Grand Concourse hit a 44-year-old e-scooter rider going west on East 149th Street, and police said the rider suffered severe head trauma and died at Lincoln Hospital.
What We Know
The crash happened in the Bronx at about 11:15 a.m. on November 12, 2022. Police told reporters that a 23-year-old man driving a 2016 Honda CRV south on Grand Concourse hit a man in his 40s riding an e-scooter west on East 149th Street. City records list the rider as a 44-year-old man. Police said the rider was thrown from the e-scooter, suffered severe head trauma, and died at Lincoln Hospital. The Honda driver remained at the scene and was taken to Harlem Hospital with minor injuries. City crash data assigned “traffic control disregarded” to the e-scooter, while the reviewed press accounts did not describe the signal phase or report an arrest.
Police described a southbound SUV driver and a westbound scooter rider
Police said a 23-year-old man driving a 2016 Honda CRV south on Grand Concourse hit a man in his 40s who was riding an e-scooter west on East 149th Street at about 11:15 a.m.
City records list the e-scooter rider as a 44-year-old man. Police said he was thrown from the e-scooter, suffered severe head trauma, and was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital.
The crash happened at a major Bronx crossing
The crash was recorded at Grand Concourse and East 149th Street in the Bronx.
CrashCountNYC’s street context for Grand Concourse in the Bronx counts 1,707 crashes, 1,313 injuries, 107 serious injuries, and 8 deaths since 2022.
The rider died and the driver was injured
Police said the e-scooter rider was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. AMNY reported that the NYPD had not released his identity as of Sunday afternoon.
The Honda driver remained at the scene, according to police. Reporters said he was taken to Harlem Hospital with minor injuries and was listed in stable condition Saturday night.
Records and articles leave key signal details unresolved
City crash data listed “traffic control disregarded” for the e-scooter. The reviewed articles did not say who had the light or describe any summonses.
AMNY reported on November 13 that no arrests had been made and that the investigation remained ongoing. The Post reported that NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.