Distracted SUV driver kills 70-year-old e-biker
A distracted SUV driver hit a 70-year-old man riding an e-bike head-on on Schenectady Avenue near Avenue J. The rider was ejected and died at the scene while both drivers failed to pay attention in the middle of the afternoon.
What We Know
A 70-year-old man riding an e-bike was killed when a driver in an SUV hit him head-on on Schenectady Avenue near Avenue J in Brooklyn. According to the police report, police recorded driver inattention for both the SUV driver and the e-bike rider. The rider was ejected and suffered fatal injuries to his entire body in the afternoon crash.
People
Bicyclist killed
Age 70; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2011 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: North; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Bike
TRANSPRO; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction; Second contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
Where
Schenectady Ave & Avenue J, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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