Driver Hits E-Bike Rider on FDR Drive, Killing Nathaniel Knight
A driver in a 2008 Honda Civic hit 40-year-old Nathaniel Knight from behind on the FDR Drive, where police said he was pinned underneath the Honda and pronounced dead.
What We Know
Nathaniel Knight, a 40-year-old Dumbo resident, was riding north on the FDR Drive near East 55th Street when a driver in a 2008 Honda Civic hit him from behind, according to police as reported by amNY. The city crash record places the crash on the FDR Drive at 9:51 p.m.; the article reported it at about 10:30 p.m. Police said a second driver then hit the back of the Honda Civic, pushing it onto Knight and pinning him underneath. Knight was pronounced dead at the scene. The two 19-year-old drivers remained there and were not injured, and police said no arrests had been made as the Highway Collision Investigation Squad investigated.
Police described a rear-end crash that pinned the rider
Police told amNY that Nathaniel Knight was riding north on the FDR Drive near East 55th Street when a driver in a 2008 Honda Civic hit him from behind. Police said a second driver then hit the back of the Honda Civic, pushing it onto Knight and pinning him underneath.
The city crash record lists the crash at 9:51 p.m. on January 29, 2023, while the amNY report gave the time as around 10:30 p.m.
Nathaniel Knight died at the scene
Knight was 40 and lived in Dumbo, according to the police account reported by amNY. The official record identifies the person killed as a 40-year-old male rider operating the motorized two-wheeler.
Records differ on how to describe Knight’s ride
The amNY report, citing police, described Knight as riding an electric motorcycle. The city crash record classifies his vehicle as an E-Bike and also lists motor scooter in the crash-level vehicle types.
The official record lists a FLY-7 E-Bike traveling north and going straight ahead. It also lists two northbound Honda sedans: a 2008 Honda and a 2006 Honda, with both drivers recorded as changing lanes before the crash.
The crash happened on the FDR Drive near East 55th Street
The official crash record places the fatal crash on the FDR Drive in Manhattan. The police account reported by amNY described the location as the northbound FDR Drive near East 55th Street.
Police said investigators were still reviewing the crash
The NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the crash, amNY reported. Police said no arrests had been made at the time of that report.