Driver leaves scene after fatal e-bike crash in Chelsea.
A driver in an Infiniti sedan hit a 38-year-old e-bike rider on West 24th Street in Chelsea at 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2022, and the rider died; ABC7 reported police said the driver left the scene.
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What We Know
A driver in an Infiniti sedan struck the rider from behind on West 24th Street. Reports differed on what followed: ABC7 said the impact threw the rider into a parked car, while FOX 5 said he collapsed to the ground. ABC7 and 1010 WINS reported he was taken to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead. ABC7 said charges were pending; FOX 5 reported a charge of leaving the scene of an accident.
Reports differ on what followed the impact
Police told 1010 WINS and FOX 5 that a driver in an Infiniti struck the rider from behind. ABC7 said the impact threw him from his e-bike into a parked car; FOX 5 reported that he collapsed to the ground.
The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 38-year-old man riding an e-bike. ABC7 and 1010 WINS reported that he was taken to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead there.
The crash happened in Chelsea on West 24th Street
The official record places the crash on West 24th Street at 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2022. ABC7 located it outside 241 West 24th Street; 1010 WINS described the location as near Seventh Avenue. 1010 WINS reported the time as around 1:20 a.m.
Reports differ on how the driver left the scene
ABC7 and 1010 WINS identified the driver as 24 years old. ABC7 said he drove away and that he and his abandoned car were later found near West 24th Street and Seventh Avenue. FOX 5 said he ran from the scene on foot before authorities tracked him down and took him into custody; 1010 WINS also reported that police later found and arrested him.
FOX 5 reported that the driver had been charged with leaving the scene of an accident. ABC7 reported that charges were pending.