A Toyota driver hit an e-scooter rider who later died in Dyker Heights.
A 56-year-old man driving a 2012 Toyota Sienna hit 20-year-old Ajpop Walter as he rode a stand-up e-scooter south on 14th Avenue near 77th Street in Dyker Heights; Walter later died at Maimonides Medical Center.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
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What We Know
Police accounts say a 56-year-old man driving a 2012 Toyota Sienna hit Ajpop Walter, 20, as he rode a stand-up e-scooter south on 14th Avenue near 77th Street; both were traveling south. Walter was taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died later that day. The Daily News reported July 22 without a year; 2026 is inferred from its July 30, 2026 publication. Reports differ on the time: the Daily News said about 5:16 p.m., News12 said just before 5:15 p.m., and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle gave 2:15 p.m. The driver stayed at the scene, and no arrests had been made while the investigation remained ongoing as of the Eagle's July 27 report.
A southbound crash near 77th Street.
The Daily News reported that Walter was riding a stand-up e-scooter south on 14th Avenue when a 56-year-old man driving a 2012 Toyota Sienna, also traveling south, hit him near 77th Street. Medics took Walter to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died later that day.
The Daily News reported July 22 without a year; 2026 is inferred from its July 30, 2026 publication. Accounts give different times: the Daily News reported about 5:16 p.m., News12 said just before 5:15 p.m., and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported 2:15 p.m.
The collision happened close to Walter's home.
News12 placed the crash near 14th Avenue and 77th Street in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that Walter lived on 74th Street, just blocks away; the Daily News also said he lived about four blocks from the crash site.
The driver remained at the scene.
The driver stayed at the scene. As of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle's July 27 report, no arrests had been made and the investigation remained ongoing.