School Bus Driver Hit E-Bike Rider in Brownsville
A 32-year-old woman riding an e-bike was killed Feb. 4, 2022, at Eastern Parkway and St. Marks Avenue, where police said a 48-year-old school bus driver stayed at the scene.
What We Know
On Feb. 4, 2022, a 32-year-old woman riding an e-bike was killed at Eastern Parkway and St. Marks Avenue in Brownsville. City records place the crash at 11:00 a.m.; police told the Daily News it happened about 11:20 a.m. The official record lists a failure to yield as a contributing factor and describes the e-bike rider as traveling east while the bus driver was making a right turn. Police said the 48-year-old school bus driver stayed at the scene and was not immediately facing charges.
A late-morning crash at Eastern Parkway and St. Marks Avenue
City records say the crash happened at 11:00 a.m. on Feb. 4, 2022, at Eastern Parkway and St. Marks Avenue. Police told the Daily News the collision occurred about 11:20 a.m. near that intersection in Brownsville.
The e-bike rider was taken to Brookdale Hospital
The official record identifies the person killed as a 32-year-old female e-bike rider. Police told the Daily News that first responders found her on the pavement with body trauma and that medics took her to Brookdale Hospital, where she died.
Records describe an e-bike and a school bus
The official record lists an e-bike and a bus in the crash. It describes the e-bike rider as traveling east and going straight ahead, while the bus driver was traveling southeast and making a right turn. The Daily News reported that the bus was a yellow school bus and that the driver was a 48-year-old man.
Police reported no immediate charges
Police told the Daily News that the school bus driver stayed at the scene and was not immediately facing charges. The Daily News also reported that the woman was the city’s first cycling fatality of 2022.
Where
Eastern Pkwy & St. Marks Ave