U-Haul Driver Killed Delivery Worker in Brooklyn Rampage
A driver in a pickup truck was involved in a Feb. 13, 2023 crash that killed a 44-year-old male motorist at Bay Ridge Parkway and 5th Avenue, and amNY reported police arrested Weng Sor after a U-Haul rampage that killed delivery worker YiJie Ye.
What We Know
A Feb. 13, 2023 crash in Brooklyn killed a 44-year-old male motorist shortly before 10:50 a.m. The official record places the crash at Bay Ridge Parkway and 5th Avenue and lists a pickup truck and a moped, with aggressive driving or road rage recorded as a contributing factor. amNY reported that police arrested 62-year-old driver Weng Sor after a U-Haul rampage in which a driver hit pedestrians, bicyclists and moped riders over nearly one hour. The article identified the person killed as YiJie Ye, a 44-year-old delivery worker and single father of three. The official record and the article differ on some details: the official record lists a moped at Bay Ridge Parkway and 5th Avenue, while amNY described Ye as riding an e-bike near Bay Ridge Parkway and Fort Hamilton Parkway.
One death in a wider Brooklyn rampage
The official crash record says one motorist, a 44-year-old man, was killed in a crash at 10:50 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2023. It lists a pickup truck and a moped in the crash.
amNY reported that police arrested 62-year-old Weng Sor, who faced murder and other charges after a U-Haul driver hit eight people in Brooklyn over nearly one hour. The article said YiJie Ye was the only person killed.
The crash was recorded on a high-injury Brooklyn corridor
The official record places the crash at Bay Ridge Parkway and 5th Avenue in Brooklyn. amNY reported that Ye was killed near Bay Ridge Parkway and Fort Hamilton Parkway; the reviewed records do not resolve that difference.
CrashCountNYC location context identifies 5th Avenue in Brooklyn as a corridor with 1,330 crashes, 883 injuries, 32 serious injuries and 6 deaths since 2022.
YiJie Ye was a delivery worker and father
amNY identified the person killed as YiJie Ye, 44, a Chinese immigrant who had lived in New York for about two decades. The article said Ye was a delivery worker and a single father of three children.
The article said members of Congress were working to help Ye's mother, ShuiYing Jiang, obtain a visa from China so she could attend her son's funeral.
Official and press accounts describe the ride differently
The official record lists a pickup truck and a moped, both traveling north and going straight ahead before the crash. amNY described the driver as operating a U-Haul and reported that Ye was riding an e-bike.