Moped rider killed at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue
A 26-year-old moped rider was killed at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue after police said he took a running moped and crashed near Jerome Avenue.
What We Know
A 26-year-old moped rider was killed on the morning of August 17, 2023, at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor and records the rider traveling west on a 2022 Zhongneng moped; drivers of a dump truck and a bus were stopped in traffic. The Daily News, citing police, reported that the man had taken the running moped from Findlay Avenue near East 170th Street, skidded on a damp roadway near Jerome Avenue, and was thrown onto the asphalt after the collision. The bus driver and dump truck driver remained at the scene, and no criminal charges were immediately filed.
Police said the ride began with a stolen moped
The Daily News reported, citing police, that a man took a 2022 Zhongneng G150 moped that a 48-year-old man had left running outside his home near Findlay Avenue and East 170th Street. Police said he continued west on East 170th Street for about eight blocks before the crash near Jerome Avenue.
The rider died at the scene
The official record identifies the person killed as a 26-year-old male moped driver. The Daily News reported that police were still trying to identify him the next day.
Drivers stayed, and charges were not immediate
The Daily News reported that the 42-year-old bus driver and the 41-year-old dump truck driver remained at the scene. Police said no criminal charges were immediately filed.
A Jerome Avenue corridor with repeated harm
The crash happened at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC location data for Jerome Avenue in the Bronx shows 1,635 crashes, 1,085 injuries, 94 serious injuries and 9 deaths since 2022.