Scooter Rider Dies After Brooklyn Garbage-Truck Turn
A 55-year-old scooter rider was killed at Rockaway and Ditmas avenues in Brooklyn on Jan. 25, 2022, after police said he tried to pass on the passenger side as an NYC sanitation driver turned right.
What We Know
A 55-year-old man riding a scooter was fatally injured at Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn on Jan. 25, 2022. The city crash record places the collision at 7:52 p.m.; amNY, citing police, reported that officers were called at 7:51 p.m. Police said the sanitation driver was turning right from eastbound Ditmas Avenue onto southbound Rockaway Avenue when the scooter operator, also heading east on Ditmas, tried to pass on the passenger side. The rider was taken to Brookdale Hospital and pronounced dead. The sanitation driver was not injured and remained at the scene, and police said the investigation was ongoing.
A right turn and a passing attempt preceded the fatal collision
The crash happened at Rockaway Avenue and Ditmas Avenue in Brooklyn on Jan. 25, 2022. The city crash record lists the time as 7:52 p.m.; amNY, citing police, reported that officers responded to a 911 call at 7:51 p.m.
Police said the sanitation driver was turning right from eastbound Ditmas Avenue onto southbound Rockaway Avenue when the scooter operator, also traveling eastbound on Ditmas, tried to pass on the passenger side. Police described a collision between the scooter operator and the sanitation truck during that movement.
The scooter rider died at the hospital
The person killed was a 55-year-old man who was operating the scooter. amNY reported that his identity was being withheld pending family notification.
The rider was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the sanitation driver was not injured and remained at the scene.
The official record points to driver inexperience
The city crash record lists driver inexperience as a contributing factor for the crash. In the motorscooter vehicle entry, the record lists driver inexperience and turning improperly.
amNY reported that police considered the investigation ongoing after the crash.
Where
Rockaway Ave & Ditmas Ave, Brooklyn