Truck Driver Fatally Hits E-Bike Rider at Pennsylvania and Linden
A 52-year-old driver in a tractor-trailer was turning from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Linden Boulevard on Aug. 30, 2022, when he fatally hit e-bike rider Jarrod Little, the official record and police accounts say.
What We Know
A 52-year-old truck driver was making a right turn from Pennsylvania Avenue onto Linden Boulevard on Aug. 30, 2022, when he hit Jarrod Little, 43, who was riding an electric bicycle south on Pennsylvania Avenue. A witness told the Daily News that Little was hit in the crosswalk and crushed beneath the tractor-trailer. Paramedics took him to Brookdale Hospital, where he died. The official record lists an obstructed or limited view as a crash factor, and lists improper turning and disregarding traffic control in the tractor-truck entry. The driver stayed at the scene and police reported no immediate arrest.
A right turn ended in a fatal crosswalk collision
The official record places the crash at 4:25 p.m. at Pennsylvania Avenue and Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn. A driver in a tractor-trailer was making a right turn as Jarrod Little rode an e-bike south on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Police told amNY that the turning driver hit Little and threw him to the ground. Daily News reporting, citing a witness, said Little was hit in the crosswalk and crushed beneath the tractor-trailer wheels.
Jarrod Little was remembered by his parents
Jarrod Little was 43. His parents told the Daily News he was their middle child, had lived in their Ocean Hill home since 1990, and had launched a company promoting local hip-hop and R&B artists.
His mother, Jenice Little, said he regularly rode a bicycle with pedals and an electric battery. Paramedics took him to Brookdale Hospital after the crash, where he died.
The intersection had drawn safety concern before the crash
The crash happened where Pennsylvania Avenue meets Linden Boulevard in East New York. amNY described the junction as a crash hotspot and reported that another person, a 62-year-old woman, had been killed there by a hit-and-run driver earlier in 2022.
amNY reported that the city classifies both Linden Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue as Vision Zero priority corridors, a designation for streets with the highest rates of pedestrian deaths and serious injuries. The same report said the surrounding area had little protected bike infrastructure.
Investigators recorded turning and visibility factors
Investigators recorded a limited or obstructed view as a crash factor. The official record also lists the tractor-truck driver’s pre-crash movement as a right turn and records improper turning and disregarding traffic control in connection with the tractor-truck entry.
Those official factors line up with press accounts that focused on the driver’s right turn from southbound Pennsylvania Avenue onto Linden Boulevard.
Police reported no immediate arrest
The 52-year-old driver stayed at the scene. The Daily News and amNY reported that police did not immediately file charges or make an arrest.