E-scooter rider dies after Bronx crash near home
A 44-year-old e-scooter rider was killed late Nov. 3 at Givan Avenue and Sexton Place, where police later identified him as Alexander Murillo and said he lost control three blocks from home.
What We Know
Alexander Murillo, a 44-year-old Bronx man, was riding an electric scooter late on Nov. 3, 2023, when he crashed near Givan Avenue and Sexton Place in Laconia. Police told the Daily News that Murillo was three blocks from home when he lost control. The city crash record places the collision at 11:39 p.m. and records one person killed, with driver inattention or distraction listed as a contributing factor for the e-scooter rider.
Police said the rider lost control near Givan and Sexton
The Daily News, citing police, reported that Alexander Murillo was riding an electric scooter when he lost control near Givan Avenue and Sexton Place in Laconia on Nov. 3, 2023. The city crash record lists the crash time as 11:39 p.m. and records one person killed.
The rider was identified as Alexander Murillo
Police identified the rider to the Daily News as Alexander Murillo, 44, a Bronx man. The paper reported that he was three blocks from home when the crash happened.
Driver inattention or distraction was recorded as a factor
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the e-scooter rider. Police separately told the Daily News that Murillo lost control.
Givan Avenue has seen repeated harm since 2022
The crash happened near Givan Avenue and Sexton Place in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC’s location context for Givan Avenue in the Bronx counts 144 crashes, 126 injuries, 6 serious injuries and 3 deaths since 2022.