Distracted Pickup Driver Kills E-Bike Rider
A pickup driver hit an e-bike rider stopped in traffic on Jamaica Avenue. Police recorded driver inattention; the rider was killed.
Location reported in Open Data.
What We Know
According to the police report, the driver of a westbound pickup truck hit an e-bike stopped in traffic on Jamaica Avenue near Cypress Hills Street. Police recorded driver inattention or distraction. The 29-year-old e-bike rider was killed. Other occupants were listed; the report does not describe their injuries.
People
Other Motorized killed
Age 29; Female; Position: Driver; Injury: Killed
Vehicles
Truck
2006 FORD -CAR/SUV F250; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Going Straight Ahead; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Front End; Damage: Left Front Bumper; Contributing factor: Driver Inattention/Distraction; Second contributing factor: Does Not Apply
E-Bike
ECOTRIC; Occupants: 1; Pre-crash movement: Stopped in Traffic; Travel direction: West; Point of impact: Center Back End; Damage: Center Back End; Contributing factor: Does Not Apply; Second contributing factor: Does Not Apply
Where
JAMAICA AVE and CYPRESS HILLS ST
Press Articles
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