Teen passenger killed in Bronx scooter collision
At 12:08 p.m. on May 28, 2024, a northbound moped driver and a Honda SUV driver were involved in a collision at University Avenue and West 192nd Street that killed 15-year-old passenger Daphne Juan.
What We Know
Daphne Juan, 15, was a passenger on a northbound moped or scooter at University Avenue and West 192nd Street when its teen driver and a driver in a Honda Pilot were involved in a collision around noon on May 28, 2024. Police accounts said officers found Juan and the scooter driver unconscious and unresponsive with severe head and body trauma; Juan was pronounced dead at the scene. City records list Juan as the passenger who was killed and record the moped driver as passing before impact. Gothamist reported the scooter driver was later in stable condition, while the New York Post reported earlier Tuesday that he was in critical condition. The Honda driver, identified in press accounts as a 22-year-old man, stayed at the scene.
A noon collision on University Avenue
City records place the crash at 12:08 p.m. at University Avenue and West 192 Street in the Bronx and list one person killed and one person injured.
Police accounts published by Gothamist and the New York Post said Daphne Juan and the scooter driver were found unconscious and unresponsive with severe injuries to their heads and bodies. Gothamist reported Juan was pronounced dead at the scene.
University Avenue at West 192 Street
The crash happened in the Bronx at University Avenue and West 192 Street, ZIP code 10468. Gothamist described the location as University Avenue near 192nd Street in Kingsbridge Heights.
City records show both involved drivers traveling north before the collision, with the moped driver recorded as passing and the Honda SUV driver recorded as making a right turn.
Daphne Juan and the drivers
Daphne Juan, passenger
Gothamist identified the passenger who died as Daphne Juan, 15. City records list the person killed as a 15-year-old female passenger on the moped, seated at the left rear.
The scooter driver
The scooter driver was also found unconscious and unresponsive. The New York Post described him as 19, while Gothamist described him as 18; Gothamist later reported he was in stable condition, while the Post reported earlier that he was in critical condition. City records describe the moped driver as male and unlicensed.
The Honda driver
Press accounts said the Honda driver was a 22-year-old man who stayed at the scene. Gothamist reported he was not injured, and the New York Post reported he was not facing charges as of Tuesday afternoon.
How the vehicles were recorded
City data records a 2023 Teyin moped with two occupants, traveling north and passing before impact. The record lists center-front impact and demolition damage for the moped.
City data records a 2005 Honda SUV with two occupants, traveling north while its driver was making a right turn before impact. Press accounts described it as a Honda Pilot driven by a 22-year-old man.
Cause and case status
Police told Gothamist it was still unclear what caused the crash. The city crash record lists Passing or Lane Usage Improper for the crash, and the moped entry lists improper passing or lane use and unsafe speed as contributing factors.
The New York Post reported that the Honda driver was not facing charges as of Tuesday afternoon. Gothamist reported the scooter driver was later arrested in connection with a different case, with charges pending Wednesday.