Truck driver passes too close, kills e-bike rider
A truck driver passed too close on West 76th Street and hit a 57-year-old woman riding an e-bike. She suffered crush injuries to her hip and died there in the dark while the oversized truck rolled on.
What We Know
According to the police report, a man driving a diesel tractor truck east on West 76th Street passed a woman riding an e-bike in the same direction. Police recorded Passing Too Closely by the truck driver. The 57-year-old e-bike rider suffered crush injuries to her hip and upper leg and died at the scene overnight. The truck was recorded as an oversized vehicle.
People
Other Motorized killed
Age 57; Female; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Bike
2022 GE/SC; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Left Front Quarter Panel; Damage: Left Front Quarter Panel; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Passing Too Closely
Truck
2000 MACK-TRUCK/BUS; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: East; Point of impact: Right Rear Quarter Panel; Damage: No Damage; Driver license status: Licensed
Where
West 76th St
Press Articles
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