SUV Driver Hit E-Bike Rider Who Later Died in Greenpoint
At Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint, official records list one cyclist killed after a crash involving an SUV and an e-bike, and the Daily News reported that a 62-year-old SUV driver hit 73-year-old Teddy Orzechowski, who died 19 days later.
What We Know
Teddy Orzechowski, a 73-year-old e-bike rider from Bayside, was riding west on Driggs Avenue on May 12, 2023, when a 62-year-old man driving a 2017 Infiniti QX6 SUV south on Monitor Street hit him at the Greenpoint intersection, the Daily News reported. The official crash record lists one cyclist killed in a crash involving an SUV and an e-bike at Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue. The record lists driver inattention or distraction for both people involved, and the e-bike entry also lists traffic control disregarded. Medics took Orzechowski to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was initially in stable condition; he died 19 days later, according to the Daily News. The driver remained at the scene, and charges were not immediately filed.
A rider was hit at the Greenpoint crossing
The Daily News reported that Teddy Orzechowski, 73, was riding his e-bike west on Driggs Avenue when a 62-year-old man driving a 2017 Infiniti QX6 SUV south on Monitor Street hit him at the intersection on May 12, 2023. The official crash record lists an SUV traveling south and an e-bike traveling west, both going straight ahead.
The official record gives the crash time as 4:20 p.m.; the Daily News reported it happened at about 4:22 p.m.
Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue sits on a crash-heavy corridor
The crash happened at Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn. CrashCountNYC location context for Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn counts 294 crashes, 125 injuries, 13 serious injuries and 1 death from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Teddy Orzechowski died weeks later
Orzechowski, a 73-year-old Bayside resident, was taken by medics to Elmhurst Hospital Center and was initially listed in stable condition, according to the Daily News. He died on May 31, 2023, 19 days after the collision.
The driver stayed at the scene
The Daily News reported that the Infiniti driver was not injured and remained at the scene. Charges were not immediately filed, and the investigation remained ongoing at the time of the report.