An e-bike rider died after a Belt Parkway crash.
George Attias, 91, died after a crash recorded on the Belt Parkway at 6:55 p.m. March 7, 2023; police said he had been riding east on the exit ramp to Plumb Beach.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
George Attias, 91, was riding an e-bike east on the Belt Parkway exit ramp to Plumb Beach, according to police accounts. 1010 WINS reported that he struck a curb, was ejected onto the roadway and hit his head; Brooklyn Paper described him falling after his bike went into a curb. Reports say responders took him to NYU Langone Hospital and he died the next day; 1010 WINS identified the facility as NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn. The official record lists the crash at 6:55 p.m. on March 7, 2023, with one cyclist killed and no nonfatal injuries.
Reports differ on how Attias fell.
Police accounts placed Attias eastbound on the exit ramp to Plumb Beach. 1010 WINS reported he struck a curb, was ejected onto the roadway and hit his head; Brooklyn Paper described him falling after his bike went into a curb. The official record dates the crash to March 7, 2023, at 6:55 p.m., and lists one cyclist killed and no nonfatal injuries.
Attias was from Brighton Beach.
Police identified the rider as George Attias, 91, of Brighton Beach. Brooklyn Paper said first responders rushed him to NYU Langone Hospital; both reports said he died the next day. 1010 WINS identified the facility as NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn.
The investigation was ongoing.
Police said the investigation was ongoing. Brooklyn Paper identified the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad as the investigating unit.
Where
BELT PARKWAY