17-year-old moped driver dies in Brooklyn collision.
A driver making a turn and a northbound moped rider were involved in a Brooklyn collision that the official record places at East 8th Street and Avenue N at 1:56 p.m. on June 23, 2025, with one person killed and one injured.
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What We Know
Press accounts describe a northbound moped carrying a 17-year-old rider and passenger in a collision involving a driver on East 8th Street, but differ on the second impact and whether the rider died at the scene or at a hospital. The official record places the crash at East 8th Street and Avenue N at 1:56 p.m. on June 23, 2025, and records one death and one injury.
Accounts differ on the second impact
The Daily News reported that Puga, riding north with a passenger, first collided with a driver making a left turn in a Genesis G80. It said Puga then crashed into an unoccupied Honda Odyssey, throwing him and his passenger from the moped.
amNewYork described a different sequence: after the initial collision, it said Puga and his passenger were ejected and hit the rear of a parked, unoccupied Honda Odyssey in a driveway. News 12 reported a later impact involving an unoccupied Honda, after describing the Genesis driver as pulling into a driveway.
The official record places the crash at Avenue N
The official record places the crash at East 8th Street and Avenue N in Brooklyn at 1:56 p.m. on June 23, 2025. Press reports also locate it on East 8th Street in Midwood but give different times: amNewYork reported about 2:30 p.m., while News 12 and Patch reported about 3:30 p.m. Patch also described the area as near Avenue K and Ocean Parkway.
Reports differ on the driver and where Puga died
The official record lists a 17-year-old male moped driver as the person killed; the Daily News identified him as Jhoan Puga. The Daily News described his passenger as an elderly man. It and Patch reported that Puga later died at a hospital after being taken to Maimonides Medical Center; amNewYork and News 12 reported that he died at the scene. Press reports described the passenger as critically injured.
The Daily News described the Genesis driver as a 71-year-old man, and Patch also described the driver as a man. amNewYork reported a 71-year-old woman. Separately, the official record identifies the driver of a sedan as female and does not give her age.
Official categories and press model names differ
The official record lists a 2024 Zhilong moped, a 2023 sedan, and a parked, unoccupied 2024 station wagon or SUV. The Daily News and amNewYork identify the cars in their accounts as a Genesis G80 and a Honda Odyssey.
Police were investigating
Reports published June 24 said no arrests had been made and NYPD collision investigators were investigating.