A driver fled after a fatal e-bike crash in Chelsea.
A 24-year-old driver in an Infiniti sedan fled after hitting an e-bike rider on West 24th Street in Chelsea, police said; the official record dates the crash to 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2022, and records one cyclist killed.
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What We Know
A 24-year-old driver in an Infiniti sedan hit an e-bike rider on West 24th Street in Chelsea and left the scene, police told ABC7 and 1010 WINS. The official record dates the crash to 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2022, and identifies the person killed as a 38-year-old man. Reports differ on the time: ABC7 said just before 1:30 a.m.; 1010 WINS said around 1:20 a.m. 1010 WINS reported the driver hit the rider from behind; ABC7 said they were traveling in the same direction and that the impact threw the rider into a parked car. Both outlets reported the rider was taken to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead. 1010 WINS reported an arrest; ABC7 said charges were pending.
Reports gave different times and sequence details
The official record gives the crash time as 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2022. ABC7 reported it happened just before 1:30 a.m.; 1010 WINS said around 1:20 a.m.
1010 WINS reported that the driver hit the rider from behind. ABC7 said the sedan and e-bike were traveling in the same direction and reported that the impact threw the rider into a parked car.
The crash was on West 24th Street
The official record places the crash on West 24th Street. ABC7 located it in front of 241 West 24th Street, while 1010 WINS described the location as near Seventh Avenue in Chelsea.
The rider was 38
The official record identifies a 38-year-old man as the bicyclist killed. ABC7 and 1010 WINS reported that he was taken to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead there.
The record lists three vehicles
The official record lists an eastbound 2014 Infiniti sedan, an eastbound e-bike, and a parked 2021 Kia classified as a station wagon or sport utility vehicle. ABC7 and 1010 WINS described the rider's vehicle as an e-bike and identified the driver's vehicle as an Infiniti sedan.
Police later found the driver
ABC7 reported that police later found the 24-year-old driver and his abandoned car near West 24th Street and Seventh Avenue. 1010 WINS reported that police arrested him. ABC7 said charges were pending.