Maspeth scooter rider dies after sidewalk crash into fence
A 46-year-old scooter rider was killed at 64th Street and Flushing Avenue on Nov. 1, 2023; police told the Daily News that Andrew Beicht lost control on the sidewalk and was thrown into a metal fence near his home.
What We Know
Andrew Beicht, 46, was riding north on an electric standup scooter along 64th Street near Flushing Avenue in Maspeth at about 10 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2023, police told the Daily News. Police said he lost control on the sidewalk, was thrown headfirst into a metal fence or gate, and suffered head and neck injuries. Medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he died. The city crash record lists a northbound e-scooter going straight ahead at 64th Street and Flushing Avenue, records one person killed, and cites driver inexperience as a contributing factor.
Police described a loss of control on the sidewalk
The city crash record places the fatal crash at 10:04 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2023, at 64th Street and Flushing Avenue in Queens. It records one person killed: a 46-year-old male rider operating a northbound e-scooter.
Police told the Daily News that Andrew Beicht was riding north on the sidewalk along 64th Street in Maspeth when he lost control near Flushing Avenue. The account said he was thrown headfirst into a metal fence or gate and suffered head and neck injuries.
Flushing Avenue has seen repeated injury crashes
The crash happened at 64th Street and Flushing Avenue in Queens. CrashCountNYC location context for Flushing Avenue in Queens counted 256 crashes, 177 injuries, 7 serious injuries and 2 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
The rider lived nearby
The Daily News, citing police, identified the rider as Andrew Beicht and reported that he lived just down the block from where the crash occurred. Medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he died.
The record cites driver inexperience
The city crash record lists driver inexperience as a contributing factor. The Daily News account attributed to police said Beicht lost control while riding on the sidewalk.