A driver in a BMW was involved in a fatal Brownsville crash with a scooter rider.
A driver in a BMW was involved in a collision with a 30-year-old scooter rider at Linden Boulevard and Thomas S. Boyland Street in Brooklyn at 1:40 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2023; news reports said the rider was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
A driver in a BMW was involved in a collision with a 30-year-old scooter rider at Linden Boulevard and Thomas S. Boyland Street on Dec. 25, 2023. CBS and News 12 reported that the rider was pronounced dead at a hospital; News 12 said the driver was not hurt and that no charges were filed. The reports called the rider's vehicle a scooter, while the official vehicle entry identifies a moped and the collision record classifies it as a motorcycle.
A rider died after the collision.
CBS reported that a man driving a BMW collided with a scooter rider at the intersection. CBS and News 12 identified the rider as 30 and reported that he was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The official record gives the crash time as 1:40 a.m.; CBS also reported about 1:40 a.m., while News 12 placed it around 2 a.m. The record counts one person killed and one injured. News 12 said the car's driver was not hurt but did not identify the injured person.
The crash happened at a Brownsville intersection.
The collision occurred at Linden Boulevard and Thomas S. Boyland Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Sources describe the rider's vehicle differently.
Both news reports call the rider's vehicle a scooter. The official record identifies a 2023 Zhilong moped traveling west; its collision-level entry classifies the vehicle as a motorcycle. The record also lists a northbound 2016 BMW sedan.
The reports give different ages for the driver.
CBS described the BMW driver as 58, while News 12 described the car driver as 38. CBS reported that the driver remained at the scene; News 12 reported that there were no charges.