E-bike rider fled after fatal Chinatown crosswalk crash
A northbound e-bike rider hit 69-year-old pedestrian Priscilla Loke at Chrystie and Grand streets in Manhattan on Sept. 5, 2023, and police told amNY the rider fled after Loke suffered severe head injuries and later died at Bellevue.
What We Know
On Sept. 5, 2023, the city crash record places a fatal pedestrian crash at Chrystie and Grand streets in Manhattan at 10:34 a.m. It records a 69-year-old woman at the intersection and a northbound male e-bike rider going straight. Police, according to amNY, said Priscilla Loke was in the crosswalk at the northeast corner when a cyclist traveling northbound hit her, fled the scene, and left her with severe head injuries. EMS took Loke to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue, where she died two days later. The Daily News described Loke as a beloved New York City teacher remembered by friends and colleagues for connecting with students across four decades.
A morning crossing ended in a fatal hit-and-run
The city crash record lists the crash at 10:34 a.m. on Sept. 5, 2023, at Chrystie Street and Grand Street. It records one pedestrian death and no other injuries.
Published accounts gave slightly different times: amNY described the crash as around 10:30 a.m., while the Daily News described it as around 10:25 a.m.
Chrystie and Grand sit on a crash-heavy Manhattan corridor
The crash happened at Chrystie Street and Grand Street in Manhattan, along the Grand Street corridor.
CrashCountNYC location data for Grand Street in Manhattan shows 476 crashes, 255 injuries, 22 serious injuries and 1 death from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
Priscilla Loke was remembered as a longtime teacher
amNY identified the pedestrian as Priscilla Loke, 69, a Lower East Side resident.
The Daily News described Loke as a beloved New York City teacher and reported that friends and colleagues remembered her as a loving person who connected with students across four decades.
Police released images and asked the public for tips
amNY reported that the bicyclist fled the scene after the crash. Police released photos and video footage on Sept. 18, according to the article, and asked anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers.