Infiniti Driver Fatally Hit Scooter Rider in Bed-Stuy
A 21-year-old Infiniti driver hit an electric-scooter rider at Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Decatur Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant early Aug. 6, 2023, and the 26-year-old rider later died at Kings County Hospital.
What We Know
At about 4:27 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2023, a 21-year-old driver in a 2020 Infiniti sedan was traveling south on Marcus Garvey Boulevard when he hit an electric-scooter rider heading east on Decatur Street, police told local news outlets. The official crash record says one motorist, a 26-year-old male scooter rider, was killed. Police said the rider was thrown from the scooter and into the front of a nearby building after the collision also involved a parked Hyundai sedan. Medics took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead. The driver stayed at the scene with two passengers and was not charged as of the initial reports.
Early-morning collision in Bedford-Stuyvesant
The crash happened at about 4:27 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2023, at Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Decatur Street. Police told news outlets that a 21-year-old driver in a 2020 Infiniti sedan was traveling south on Marcus Garvey Boulevard when he hit a scooter rider heading east on Decatur Street.
Police said the rider was thrown from the scooter and into the front of a nearby building after the crash also involved a parked Hyundai Sonata. First responders took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County with severe head and body trauma, and he was pronounced dead there.
The rider died; the driver and passengers stayed at the scene
The official crash record identifies the person killed as a 26-year-old male scooter driver. Initial news reports said police had not yet identified him publicly.
Police said the 21-year-old Infiniti driver remained at the scene after continuing a short distance. The driver and two passengers were not injured, and police had filed no charges as of the initial reports.
Official records list a sedan, a motorscooter, and a parked car
The official record lists a 2020 Infiniti sedan traveling south, a KSR Moto motorscooter traveling east, and a parked 2014 Hyundai sedan. The scooter was recorded as demolished, and the Infiniti had front-end damage.
Investigators had not publicly resolved right of way
The official crash record lists Traffic Control Disregarded for both the sedan driver and the scooter rider, and Unsafe Speed for the sedan driver. Brooklyn Paper reported that police had not immediately determined who had the right of way or how fast either party was traveling.
Where
Marcus Garvey Blvd & Decatur St, Brooklyn