East Flushing e-scooter rider dies in late-night crash
Zhen Fu Zheng, 61, died after a late-night e-scooter crash on Jasmine Avenue, police told QNS; the official record places the crash at 11:18 p.m. June 27, 2023, and lists one person killed.
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What We Know
Zhen Fu Zheng, 61, was riding an electric scooter on Jasmine Avenue west of Parsons Boulevard shortly before midnight on June 27, 2023. Police told QNS that he lost control and was thrown onto the pavement. Officers found him with severe head trauma, and EMS took him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the report. The official record lists one death and no injuries, and places the crash at 11:18 p.m. on June 27. QNS said the crash was a block from his home on Burling Street. As of its June 30 report, no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.
Police described a late-night scooter crash.
Police told QNS that 61-year-old Zhen Fu Zheng was riding an electric scooter on Jasmine Avenue west of Parsons Boulevard at about 11:18 p.m. on June 27, 2023, when he lost control and was thrown onto the pavement. Officers found him near the scooter with severe head trauma. EMS took him to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the report.
The official record places the crash at 11:18 p.m. on June 27 and lists one person killed, no people injured, and an e-scooter.
The crash happened close to Zheng's home.
Police placed the crash on Jasmine Avenue west of Parsons Boulevard. QNS described the site as being in East Flushing and said it was a block from Zheng's home on Burling Street.
The investigation was ongoing as of QNS's report.
As of its June 30, 2023, report, QNS said no arrests had been made and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.