Driver Hits E-Bike Rider in Greenpoint; Rider Dies Weeks Later
A 62-year-old man driving a 2017 Infiniti SUV hit 73-year-old e-bike rider Teddy Orzechowski at Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint on May 12, 2023; Orzechowski died 19 days later, the Daily News reported.
What We Know
Teddy Orzechowski, 73, of Bayside, was riding an e-bike west on Driggs Avenue on May 12, 2023, when a 62-year-old man driving a 2017 Infiniti SUV south on Monitor Street hit him at the Greenpoint intersection. The city crash record lists one bicyclist killed and no other injuries. The Daily News reported that medics took Orzechowski to Elmhurst Hospital Center, where he was initially listed in stable condition, and that he died on May 31. The driver remained at the scene, and charges had not been filed as of the Daily News report.
The crash at the Greenpoint crossing
The city crash record places the collision at Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn at about 4:20 p.m. on May 12, 2023. The Daily News reported that Teddy Orzechowski, 73, was riding an e-bike west on Driggs Avenue when a 62-year-old man driving a 2017 Infiniti QX6 SUV south on Monitor Street hit him at the intersection.
Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue sit on a busy crash corridor
The collision happened at Monitor Street and Driggs Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Along Driggs Avenue in Brooklyn, CrashCountNYC counted 294 crashes, 125 injuries, 13 serious injuries and one death from the start of 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Teddy Orzechowski died after nearly three weeks in the hospital
The Daily News identified the e-bike rider as Teddy Orzechowski, 73, of Bayside. Medics took him to Elmhurst Hospital Center after the crash, where he was initially listed in stable condition; he died on May 31 at about 11:05 p.m., the paper reported.
The Daily News reported that the Infiniti driver was not injured and remained at the scene.
Police recorded inattention and a traffic-control violation
The city crash record listed driver inattention or distraction for both road users. It also listed traffic control disregarded for the e-bike rider. The Daily News reported on June 2 that charges had not been filed and that the investigation remained ongoing.