Brooklyn e-scooter rider dies after pavement-defect fall
Armando Gonzalez, 67, was thrown from his e-scooter after encountering a pavement defect, according to police accounts; the official record places the fatal crash at 2:19 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2023, at Beverley Road and Westminister Road.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
Armando Gonzalez, 67, was riding west on Beverley Road at Westminster Road in Prospect Park South on Aug. 13, 2023, when he encountered a pavement defect and was thrown from his e-scooter, according to the preliminary NYPD investigation reported by Brooklyn Paper. Patch reported that police said he hit his head on the pavement. The official crash record places the collision at 2:19 p.m. and records one person killed; Brooklyn Paper said officers responded around 2:20 p.m. The paper reported that Gonzalez was taken to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Aug. 21. Patch reported that he died at an area hospital about a week after the crash. Patch said the defect's nature was not immediately clear.
Reports place the crash in Prospect Park South
The official record lists Beverley Road and Westminister Road. Brooklyn Paper gives the intersection as Beverley Road and Westminster Road, while Patch spells the first street Beverly Road; both reports place it in Prospect Park South.
Police reports describe a fall after a pavement defect
Brooklyn Paper reported that a preliminary NYPD investigation found Gonzalez riding westbound when he hit a pavement defect and was thrown from his e-scooter. Patch reported that police said he was flung from the scooter and hit his head on the pavement.
The official record lists defective pavement as a contributing factor. Patch said the nature of the defect was not immediately clear.
Officers found Gonzalez with head trauma
Brooklyn Paper identified Gonzalez, 67, as a Kensington resident. The paper reported that officers responding around 2:20 p.m. found him lying in the street with head trauma.
The official record identifies a Segway e-scooter
The official record identifies a Segway e-scooter traveling west. Brooklyn Paper and Patch also describe Gonzalez as riding an electric scooter westbound.
Gonzalez died after being taken to a hospital
Brooklyn Paper reported that emergency responders took Gonzalez to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Aug. 21. Patch reported that he died at an area hospital about a week after the crash.
An NYPD spokesperson told Brooklyn Paper that the incident remained under investigation.