Moped rider dies after Bronx crash near Jerome Avenue
A 26-year-old moped driver was killed at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue on Aug. 17, 2023, after police said he took a running moped nearby, skidded on a damp roadway and collided with a dump truck and a bus.
What We Know
At 9:24 a.m. on Aug. 17, 2023, a 26-year-old man driving a 2022 Zhongneng moped was killed at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. Police told the Daily News that the man had taken the moped while it was left running near Findlay Avenue, then traveled west on East 170th Street for about eight blocks before skidding on a damp roadway by Jerome Avenue and colliding with a dump truck. Afterward, he was thrown from the moped and ended up under a bus stopped at a light, police said. The official crash record lists unsafe speed and records one additional motorist injury. The bus driver and dump-truck driver stayed at the scene, and police said no charges were immediately filed.
Police described a short ride that ended at Jerome Avenue
The city crash record places the fatal crash at 9:24 a.m. at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue, where a 26-year-old male moped driver was killed and one other motorist was injured.
The Daily News, citing police, reported that the man took a 2022 Zhongneng G150 moped that a 48-year-old man had left running near Findlay Avenue and East 170th Street. Police said he traveled west for about eight blocks, skidded on a damp roadway by Jerome Avenue, collided with a dump truck and then ended up under a bus that was stopped at a light.
The crash site was eight blocks from where police said the ride began
The official record lists the crash at East 170th Street and Jerome Avenue in the Bronx. The Daily News reported that police traced the ride along East 170th Street from near Findlay Avenue to Jerome Avenue, where they said the roadway was damp.
Drivers stayed at the scene, and police reported no immediate charges
The official record identifies the person killed as the 26-year-old driver and sole occupant of the moped. The Daily News reported that police were still trying to identify him the next day.
Police told the Daily News that a 42-year-old bus driver and a 41-year-old dump-truck driver remained at the scene. The paper reported that no criminal charges were immediately filed.
Speed appears in the official record
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor and assigns unsafe speed to the moped. The police account reported by the Daily News also described the rider skidding on a damp roadway before the collision.