SUV Driver Blows Signal, Kills 65-Year-Old Cyclist
A driver in a 2024 Nissan SUV heading south on 2nd Avenue disregarded traffic control and hit a 65-year-old man riding an e-bike at East 15th Street. The rider was ejected, left unconscious with head and crush injuries, and died.
What We Know
A 2024 Nissan SUV driver traveling south on 2nd Avenue hit a 65-year-old man riding an e-bike near East 15th Street in Manhattan. According to the police report, both the SUV driver and the cyclist were recorded as disregarding traffic control. The impact ejected the rider, who was found unconscious with head and crush injuries, and police classified his injuries as fatal.
People
Bicyclist killed
Age 65; Male; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
SUV
2024 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
Bike
Arrow-9; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Changing Lanes; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
SUV
2024 NISS -CAR/SUV; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
Bike
Arrow-9; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Changing Lanes; Travel direction: South; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Center Front End; Driver license status: Unlicensed; Contributing factor: Traffic Control Disregarded
Where
2nd Ave & E 15th St, Manhattan
Press Articles
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