A Tesla driver hit an e-scooter rider in a fatal UWS crash.
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A 34-year-old Tesla driver hit Doreen Meyers, 49, as she rode north on Amsterdam Avenue at West 60th Street around 10:35 a.m. on July 30, 2026, according to police accounts reported by the Daily News and West Side Spirit.
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What We Know
Police accounts reported by the Daily News said a 34-year-old man driving a Tesla west on West 60th Street hit a woman riding north on Amsterdam Avenue around 10:35 a.m. West Side Spirit later identified her as Doreen Meyers, 49, and reported that police said she was thrown onto the roadway. The Daily News reported she died at Mount Sinai Morningside; West Side Spirit said EMS took her there, where she was pronounced deceased. Meyers lived in Hell's Kitchen and was a former Peace Corps volunteer and dedicated marathoner. The driver remained at the scene, and police were investigating.
Reported vehicle makes
- Tesla — accepted press report
Make information is incomplete for the vehicles involved in this crash.
The driver was heading west; Meyers was riding north.
The Daily News reported that a 34-year-old man driving a Tesla west on West 60th Street hit a woman riding north on Amsterdam Avenue around 10:35 a.m. West Side Spirit later identified the rider as Doreen Meyers, 49, and reported that police said she was thrown onto the roadway.
The Daily News reported that Meyers died at Mount Sinai Morningside. West Side Spirit said EMS transported her there, where she was pronounced deceased.
Meyers was a marathoner and former Peace Corps volunteer.
West Side Spirit reported that Meyers lived in Hell's Kitchen and was a former Peace Corps volunteer and dedicated marathoner. The outlet reported that visitation was held August 5, 2026, at Perry Funeral Home in Lynbrook, followed by a Mass August 6 at Our Lady of Peace RC Church in Valley Stream.
A busy intersection with landmarks on each corner.
The crash happened at Amsterdam Avenue and West 60th Street on Manhattan's Upper West Side. West Side Spirit described the intersection as well traveled and reported that Amsterdam Avenue runs one-way north and West 60th Street one-way west. The outlet listed P.S. 191 to the northwest, the Encore apartment building to the northeast, Fordham University at Lincoln Center to the southeast, and the Concerto apartments to the southwest.
The driver stayed as police investigated.
The Daily News reported that the driver remained at the scene and that no charges had been filed immediately. West Side Spirit reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.