E-bike rider killed in Bushwick truck crash
At Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn, a 49-year-old e-bike rider was killed in a crash with a box-truck driver; the Post, citing police, reported that the truck driver remained at the scene.
What We Know
The official record says a 49-year-old male e-bike rider was killed on June 15, 2022, in a crash with a box-truck driver at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn. The vehicle entries list both people traveling south, with the truck driver making a left turn and the e-bike rider passing. The New York Post, citing police, described the rider as a 39-year-old man on a moped and reported that a truck driver tried to turn right onto Central Avenue around 5 p.m. EMS took the rider to Wyckoff Hospital, where he could not be saved. The Post reported that the 33-year-old truck driver remained at the scene.
Records and police account differ on key details
The official crash record lists the fatal crash at 11:47 a.m. on June 15, 2022, at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn, involving a box-truck driver and an e-bike rider. The record identifies the person killed as a 49-year-old male e-bike rider.
The New York Post, citing police, reported that a 39-year-old man riding a moped was hit on Palmetto Street in Bushwick around 5 p.m. as a truck driver tried to turn right onto Central Avenue.
The crash was recorded at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street
City crash data places the crash at Central Avenue and Palmetto Street in Brooklyn, in the 11221 ZIP code. The Post described the location as Palmetto Street in Bushwick.
The official record lists a box truck and an e-bike
The official vehicle entries identify a 2008 Hino box truck and a Flash N7 e-bike. They list the box-truck driver traveling south and making a left turn, while the e-bike rider was also listed southbound and passing.
The Post reported a different movement, saying police described a truck driver trying to turn right onto Central Avenue before the rider was hit.
The rider was taken to Wyckoff Hospital
The Post reported that EMS took the rider to Wyckoff Hospital, where he could not be saved. The article also reported that the 33-year-old truck driver remained at the scene.