Driver Hits and Kills E-Bike Rider in Bronxwood Avenue Crash
A 30-year-old driver making a left turn in the Bronx hit 43-year-old e-bike rider Wenntwen Porgho at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road on July 20, 2022, and police said Porgho died at Jacobi after being found unconscious in the roadway.
What We Know
The crash happened late on July 20, 2022, at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road in the Bronx. The official record lists a sedan and an e-bike, with the sedan driver making a left turn and the e-bike rider going straight north. amNewYork, citing police, reported that a 30-year-old driver was heading south on Bronxwood Avenue and made a left turn when he hit Wenntwen Porgho, a 43-year-old Bronx man. Police found Porgho unconscious and unresponsive in the roadway, and paramedics took him to Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and no arrest was made.
A left turn preceded the fatal impact
The official crash record says the collision happened at 10:04 p.m. on July 20, 2022, and involved a sedan and an e-bike. The sedan driver was recorded as making a left turn, while the e-bike rider was recorded as traveling north and going straight ahead.
amNewYork, citing NYPD, reported that a 30-year-old male driver was traveling south on Bronxwood Avenue and made a left turn when he hit the bicyclist at about 10:05 p.m.
The crash was recorded at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road
The official record places the crash in the Bronx at Bronxwood Avenue and Williamsbridge Road, in the 10469 ZIP code. amNewYork described the location as Bronxwood Avenue in Allerton, but its account names the cross street as Williamsburg Bridge Road, while the official record names Williamsbridge Road.
Wenntwen Porgho was killed
Police identified the e-bike rider as Wenntwen Porgho, a 43-year-old Bronx man. Officers found him lying in the roadway with severe injuries, unconscious and unresponsive, and paramedics took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, where he was pronounced dead.
Police reported no immediate arrest
amNewYork reported that the 30-year-old male driver stayed at the scene and that police did not make an arrest.