Box truck driver fatally hit woman riding bike in Gowanus
A box truck driver hit and killed a 37-year-old woman riding a bike at 2nd Avenue and 9th Street in Gowanus on Jan. 10, 2023, and police said the driver remained at the scene.
What We Know
Police said a box truck driver hit a 37-year-old woman riding a bike near 2nd Avenue and 9th Street in Gowanus at about 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2023. The official crash record lists one cyclist killed and no other injuries, with a box truck and an e-bike traveling east before the crash. amNY reported that the rider was using a Citi Bike, that she was pronounced dead at the scene, and that the driver stayed there. Police had made no arrests and did not suspect criminality, according to the report.
Morning crash at 2nd Avenue and 9th Street
The crash happened at about 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2023, at 9th Street and 2nd Avenue in Brooklyn. The official record lists one person killed: a 37-year-old woman riding a bike.
amNY reported that police said a box truck driver hit the woman while she was riding near the intersection. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The official record and press account describe the bike differently
The official crash data lists a 2022 box truck and an e-bike, both traveling east before the crash. amNY reported that the woman was riding a Citi Bike.
A Gowanus intersection with prior crash injuries
The crash happened near 2nd Avenue and 9th Street in Gowanus. amNY, citing NYC Crash Mapper, reported that the intersection had seen 16 people injured in nine crashes over the previous decade, including four crashes involving cyclists.
Police said the driver stayed at the scene
amNY reported that the box truck driver remained at the scene. Police had made no arrests and did not suspect criminality, according to the report.