Tesla Driver Hits and Kills E-Scooter Rider on Upper West Side
A 34-year-old man driving a Tesla hit a 49-year-old woman riding a standup e-scooter at W. 60th St. and Amsterdam Ave. on Thursday morning, and she died at Mt. Sinai Morningside Hospital, the Daily News reported citing police.
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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The Daily News, citing police, reported that the woman was riding a standup e-scooter north on Amsterdam Avenue around 10:35 a.m. when a 34-year-old man driving a Tesla west on W. 60th Street hit her. Medics took the 49-year-old rider to Mt. Sinai Morningside Hospital, where she died. The driver remained at the scene, and police said no charges were immediately filed while the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad continued investigating.
A northbound e-scooter rider was hit in the intersection
Police told the Daily News that the 49-year-old woman was riding north along Amsterdam Avenue when a 34-year-old man driving a Tesla west on W. 60th Street hit her at about 10:35 a.m.
The crash was reported on Manhattan's Upper West Side
The collision happened at W. 60th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, on the Upper West Side. The police account reported by the Daily News placed the rider on Amsterdam Avenue and the driver on W. 60th Street.
The rider died at the hospital; the investigation continued
Medics took the woman to Mt. Sinai Morningside Hospital, where she died. The driver remained at the scene, police said, and no charges were immediately filed as the NYPD Collision Investigation Squad continued its investigation.
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