Scooter Rider Dies After Hitting Parked SUV in Wakefield
A 63-year-old scooter rider was killed on Richardson Avenue in Wakefield at 10:06 p.m. after police said he hit the back of a parked Mitsubishi SUV and medics took him to Jacobi Medical Center.
What We Know
On March 14, 2022, a 63-year-old man riding a motorbike or gas-powered scooter north on Richardson Avenue in the Bronx died after police said he hit the rear of a parked Mitsubishi SUV near East 241st Street. Witnesses told police the rider was thrown into the street. Medics took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died. The official crash record lists one motorist killed and no other injuries; it records the parked SUV with no occupants and the rider's motorbike as demolished. The press account described the SUV as a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander, while the official vehicle record lists a 2018 Mitsubishi car/SUV.
Police said the rider hit a parked SUV
The crash happened at 10:06 p.m. on March 14, 2022, on Richardson Avenue in the Bronx. Police told the Daily News that a 63-year-old man riding a gas-powered scooter hit the back of a parked Mitsubishi SUV near East 241st Street.
Witnesses told police the rider was thrown from the scooter into the street. Medics took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died.
Richardson Avenue near East 241st Street
The Daily News placed the crash on Richardson Avenue in Wakefield near East 241st Street. The official record identifies Richardson Avenue in the Bronx as the crash location.
Records differ on the Mitsubishi model year
The official vehicle record lists a northbound motorbike going straight ahead and a parked Mitsubishi car/SUV with no occupants. It records the motorbike as demolished and damage to the left rear and left side of the parked SUV.
The Daily News described the parked SUV as a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander, while the official vehicle record lists a 2018 Mitsubishi car/SUV.