Hyundai Driver Kills Cyclist After Someone Opens Parked Car Door
Police said someone opened a parked car door into a 64-year-old e-bike rider's path on Broadway, sending him into a lane where a Hyundai driver hit and ran over him; the city record places the fatal Brooklyn crash at Lorimer Street at 7:52 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2024.
What We Know
The city crash record identifies the person killed as a 64-year-old e-bike rider at Broadway and Lorimer Street in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Paper, citing police, reported that he was riding east on Broadway when someone opened the door of a parked car near the intersection. Police said the rider was sent into the next lane, where the driver of a Hyundai Elantra hit him and ran over him. Emergency responders found him pinned beneath the car, moved it, and took him to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Hyundai driver remained at the scene, and police reported no arrests as of that afternoon.
Police described a dooring followed by a second impact
Emergency responders moved the car and found the rider unconscious with head trauma. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Broadway and Lorimer sit on a heavily injured corridor
The crash happened at Broadway and Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The city crash record places the fatal collision there at 7:52 a.m. on Feb. 27, 2024.
CrashCountNYC's location context for Broadway in Brooklyn counts 1,689 crashes, 923 injuries, 56 serious injuries and 7 deaths on the corridor since 2022.
The rider was 64 and had not been publicly identified
The city crash record lists the person killed as a 64-year-old male bicyclist riding an e-bike. Brooklyn Paper reported that authorities had not released his name as of publication, pending family notification.
The official record lists two sedans and an e-bike
The city crash record lists a parked 2019 Honda sedan, a 2022 Hyundai sedan traveling east and going straight ahead, and an e-bike traveling east and going straight ahead. Brooklyn Paper, citing police, identified the moving Hyundai as an Elantra.
Driver inattention was recorded after the parked-door impact
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor for the parked sedan. The press account reported that police said someone opened the parked car door into the cyclist's path before the Hyundai driver hit him.
No arrests were reported that afternoon
Police told Brooklyn Paper that the Hyundai driver remained at the scene and that the investigation was ongoing. The article reported no arrests as of Tuesday afternoon.