SUV Driver Hit E-Bike Rider at Monitor and Driggs; Rider Died
A 62-year-old Infiniti SUV driver hit 73-year-old e-bike rider Teddy Orzechowski at Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue; Orzechowski died 19 days later.
What We Know
Teddy Orzechowski, 73, was riding an e-bike west on Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint on May 12, 2023, when a 62-year-old man driving a 2017 Infiniti SUV south on Monitor Street hit him at the intersection, according to the Daily News. The official crash record lists a station wagon/SUV and an e-bike, both going straight ahead, and records one cyclist death. The official record gives the crash time as 4:20 p.m.; the Daily News reported about 4:22 p.m. Medics took Orzechowski to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was first listed in stable condition. The Daily News reported that he died 19 days later, at about 11:05 p.m. on May 31. The driver remained at the scene, and charges were not immediately filed.
A Greenpoint crossing crash became fatal weeks later
The Daily News reported that Teddy Orzechowski was riding an 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. The official record lists the crash at 4:20 p.m.; the Daily News reported it happened at about 4:22 p.m.
The crash happened on a Driggs Avenue corridor with a recent injury toll
The crash happened at Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn’s 11222 ZIP code, near the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn.
CrashCountNYC’s Crash Finder identifies the broader Driggs Avenue corridor in Brooklyn as the site of 294 crashes, 125 injuries, 13 serious injuries and 1 death since 2022.
The rider was identified as Teddy Orzechowski
The Daily News identified the e-bike rider as Teddy Orzechowski, 73, of Bayside. The official record lists the person killed as a 73-year-old male bicyclist.
The Daily News described the SUV driver as a 62-year-old man. It reported that he was not hurt, remained at the scene, and did not immediately face charges.
Records describe a southbound SUV driver and a westbound e-bike rider
The official record lists a station wagon/SUV traveling south on Monitor Street and an e-bike traveling west on Driggs Avenue. Both operators were recorded as going straight ahead before the crash.
The official record identifies the SUV as a 2017 Infiniti; the Daily News described it as a 2017 Infiniti QX6.
Investigators recorded inattention and a traffic-control issue
The official record lists driver inattention or distraction for both the SUV driver and the e-bike rider. It also lists traffic control disregarded for the e-bike rider.
The Daily News reported after Orzechowski’s death that the investigation remained ongoing and that charges had not immediately been filed.