E-Bike Rookie Slams Turning Truck, Dies
A 19-year-old e-bike rider hit a turning diesel truck at 4th Avenue and 39th Street overnight in Brooklyn. Police recorded inexperience and distraction. He took the full blow and died there in the street.
What We Know
A 19-year-old e-bike rider died after he hit a diesel truck whose driver was making a right turn at 4th Avenue and 39th Street in Brooklyn around 2:30 a.m. According to the police report, the rider suffered fatal head trauma and severe bleeding. Police recorded driver inexperience and driver inattention or distraction for the rider. The truck was an oversized vehicle. No other injuries were listed.
People
Other Motorized killed
Age 19; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Bike
Sky Bike; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Driver Inexperience; Second contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Truck
2002 PTRB-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Making Right Turn; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Right Front Quarter Panel; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction
Where
4th Ave & 39th St, Brooklyn
Press Articles
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