Citi Bike Rider Dies After 1st Avenue Collision With Amazon Driver
An Amazon electric truck driver stayed at the scene after a northbound collision on 1st Avenue at East 17th Street that killed a bicyclist whom city records list as 22, while the Daily News reported the rider was 18.
What We Know
A bicyclist was killed on June 16, 2023, at 1st Avenue and East 17th Street in Manhattan. City records list the crash at 12:39 p.m. and record one cyclist killed, with no other injuries. The official record describes a box truck and an e-bike, both traveling north. The Daily News reported that the rider was on a Citi Bike and that the driver was in a fully electric Amazon truck. The article said the rider was moving north and making a left toward East 17th Street; the official vehicle records list both road users as going straight ahead. City records list the bicyclist as 22, while the Daily News reported that he was 18. The driver stayed at the scene, and officials told the paper he was not facing criminal charges.
Northbound movements ended in a fatal collision
City records place the crash at 12:39 p.m. on June 16, 2023, at 1st Avenue and East 17th Street. The official record says one bicyclist was killed and no other people were injured.
The official vehicle records list a northbound box truck and a northbound e-bike, both going straight ahead. The Daily News reported that the rider was on a Citi Bike and was making a left turn toward East 17th Street when the rider and the Amazon truck driver crossed paths.
At an East Side crossing on a high-crash avenue
The crash happened at 1st Avenue and East 17th Street in Manhattan, near the East Side border of Stuyvesant Town, according to city records and the Daily News.
CrashCountNYC location context for the 1st Avenue corridor in Manhattan shows 2,522 crashes, 1,527 injuries, 137 serious injuries and 12 deaths since 2022.
Records and press accounts differ on the rider's age
City records identify the person killed as a 22-year-old male bicyclist. The Daily News reported that the rider was an 18-year-old Stuyvesant Town resident and that his name was withheld pending family notification.
The Daily News reported that a witness saw medics trying to resuscitate the rider after the collision. The article said the driver stayed at the scene.
Truck and bike descriptions vary by source
The official record lists a 2023 Lion box truck and an e-bike. The Daily News described the truck as a fully electric Amazon truck and the bicycle as a Citi Bike.
City vehicle records list the truck driver as licensed in New Jersey and the e-bike rider as licensed in New York.
The official record assigns one contributing factor
City records list pedestrian, bicyclist, or other pedestrian error or confusion as the contributing factor for the e-bike rider. The Daily News reported that officials said the driver was not facing criminal charges.