Driver Hits and Kills E-Scooter Rider on Grand Concourse
A 23-year-old Honda SUV driver hit a 44-year-old e-scooter rider at Grand Concourse and East 149th Street on Nov. 12, 2022, and police said the rider was thrown from the scooter before dying at Lincoln Hospital.
What We Know
A 23-year-old man driving a Honda SUV south on Grand Concourse hit a man riding an e-scooter west on East 149th Street around 11:15 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2022, police told news outlets. The city crash record lists the fatal victim as a 44-year-old male e-scooter driver and records one additional motorist injury. Reporters said the rider was thrown from the scooter, suffered severe head trauma, and was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital. The Honda driver remained at the scene and was taken to Harlem Hospital with minor injuries; amNewYork reported the next day that no arrests had been made and the investigation was ongoing.
Southbound driver, westbound rider
The city record places the crash at Grand Concourse and East 149th Street in the Bronx at 11:15 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2022. Police told reporters that a 23-year-old man was driving a Honda SUV south on Grand Concourse when he hit a man riding an e-scooter west on East 149th Street.
The official record identifies the rider as a 44-year-old male e-scooter driver. News accounts described him as a man in his 40s, and amNewYork reported that police had not released his identity as of the next afternoon.
The rider died at Lincoln Hospital
Police said the e-scooter rider was thrown from the scooter and suffered severe head trauma. He was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Honda driver remained at the scene, police told reporters. He was taken to Harlem Hospital with minor injuries, and the New York Post reported that he was listed in stable condition Saturday night.
Record lists a traffic-control factor for the rider
The city crash record lists Traffic Control Disregarded as a contributing factor for the e-scooter rider. News reports did not describe charges; amNewYork reported on Nov. 13 that no arrests had been made and the investigation remained ongoing.
Where
Grand Concourse & East 149th St, Bronx