Police Say U-Haul Driver Killed YiJie Ye in Brooklyn Rampage
The official record lists one 44-year-old male motorist killed at Bay Ridge Parkway and Fifth Avenue, and amNewYork reported that police arrested U-Haul driver Weng Sor in the Brooklyn rampage that killed YiJie Ye.
What We Know
On Feb. 13, 2023, the official crash record lists one 44-year-old male motorist killed at Bay Ridge Parkway and Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn at 10:50 a.m., with a pickup truck and a moped involved. amNewYork reported that YiJie Ye, 44, a delivery worker and Chinese immigrant, was killed during a nearly one-hour Brooklyn rampage in which a U-Haul driver struck eight people. Police arrested Weng Sor, 62, who was facing murder and other charges, according to the report. The press account describes Ye as riding an e-bike near Bay Ridge Parkway and Fort Hamilton Parkway, while the official record lists a moped and Fifth Avenue.
A fatal crash in a wider Brooklyn rampage
The official record says the crash happened at 10:50 a.m. on Feb. 13, 2023, in Brooklyn and killed one 44-year-old male motorist. The record lists a pickup truck and a moped as the vehicles involved and cites aggressive driving or road rage as a contributing factor.
amNewYork reported that YiJie Ye, 44, was one of eight people struck by a U-Haul driver over nearly one hour in Brooklyn and was the only person killed. The report said police arrested 62-year-old driver Weng Sor, who was facing murder and other charges.
The records place the fatal crash in Bay Ridge
The official crash record places the fatal collision at Bay Ridge Parkway and Fifth Avenue in the 11209 ZIP code. amNewYork reported that Ye was killed near Bay Ridge Parkway and Fort Hamilton Parkway, so the public accounts identify the same Bay Ridge corridor but differ on the cross street.
YiJie Ye was a delivery worker and father
amNewYork identified the man killed as YiJie Ye, a 44-year-old delivery worker who had come to New York from China about two decades earlier. The report said he was a single father of three children and that his mother, ShuiYing Jiang, lived in China.
The public accounts differ on Ye's ride
The official record lists the fatal crash as involving a pickup truck and a moped, with the killed person recorded as the moped driver. amNewYork reported that Ye was riding an e-bike during the U-Haul rampage.
Members of Congress sought help for Ye's mother
Representatives Grace Meng, Nicole Malliotakis and Dan Goldman said they were working with the U.S. Embassy in Guangzhou to help obtain a visa for ShuiYing Jiang so she could travel to the United States for her son's funeral.