Police arrest Steven Malcaus after fatal Brooklyn moped hit-and-run.
Police say Steven Malcaus was riding a blue moped when he collided with 90-year-old Zhuo Xie and left the scene; the city records one pedestrian killed at East 14th Street and Avenue U at 9:38 a.m. on July 8, 2025.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
Police say Malcaus collided with Xie at East 14th Street and Avenue U on July 8, 2025, then left the scene. News reports say Xie was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he died; police later arrested Malcaus and charged him with leaving the scene resulting in death and other offenses.
Reports differ on the crossing and departure.
The July 8 Daily News reported that Xie was crossing Avenue U; its July 9 follow-up said he was crossing East 14th Street. ABC7 and News 12 reported that he was in the crosswalk. ABC7 said police described Xie as crossing against the signal while the moped had a green light.
The July 8 Daily News said the rider kept going. Later accounts describing surveillance video reported a brief stop, but differed on what happened: ABC7 said the rider checked on Xie before returning to the moped and left after about two and a half minutes; CBS said he moved the moped to the other side of the intersection and fled west after about three minutes; FOX 5 described him parking the moped, checking on Xie, and leaving after about four minutes.
East 14th Street and Avenue U.
The city records the crash at East 14th Street and Avenue U in Brooklyn at 9:38 a.m. on July 8, 2025. CBS described the area as Homecrest, while News 12 called it Sheepshead Bay. The Brooklyn Eagle reported a time of 9:34 a.m., citing police.
Reports describe a southbound moped.
The city record describes a moped traveling south and going straight. News 12 and ABC7 called it a blue moped; an eyewitness quoted by the Daily News called it a blue scooter.
Xie lived near the intersection.
FOX 5 reported that Xie lived on nearby East 15th Street and was taking a routine morning walk; the Daily News said he lived about two blocks from the crash. CBS reported that his grandson hoped authorities would find the rider.
Reports render Xie's name differently: News 12 and ABC7 identify him as Zhuo Xie, CBS as Zhuo Lin Xie, and the Daily News and FOX 5 as Zhou Xie. News 12 and the Brooklyn Eagle reported that police arrested Steven Malcaus, 63, in connection with the crash. The Brooklyn Eagle reported charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, aggravated unlicensed operation, and driving without a license.
Xie died after being taken to the hospital.
CBS and News 12 reported that Xie was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn and died there. The Brooklyn Eagle reported that Malcaus was arrested and charged; the charges are allegations, not findings of guilt.