Beer-Truck Driver Fatally Hits Citi Bike Rider at 11th Avenue
A 26-year-old Lagunitas beer-truck driver making a right turn at 11th Avenue and West 50th Street hit a 32-year-old electric Citi Bike rider on June 7, and EMS pronounced the rider dead at the scene, police said.
What We Know
A 32-year-old man riding an electric Citi Bike died Friday afternoon at 11th Avenue and West 50th Street in Manhattan. The official crash record lists a box truck and an e-bike at 2:05 p.m., with the cyclist killed and no other injuries recorded. The Post, citing police, reported that a 26-year-old driver of a Lagunitas beer truck was heading east on West 50th Street, turned right onto 11th Avenue and hit the rider. EMS pronounced the rider dead at the scene. Police said the driver stayed there, no arrests had been made, and the investigation was continuing.
The turn police described
The official record places the crash at 2:05 p.m. on June 7, 2024, at 11 Avenue and West 50 Street and records one cyclist killed.
The Post, citing police, reported that the 26-year-old driver of a Lagunitas beer delivery truck was heading east on West 50th Street, turned right onto 11th Avenue and hit the 32-year-old rider on an electric Citi Bike.
The crash was recorded at 11th Avenue and West 50th Street
City data records the location in Manhattan's 10019 ZIP Code at 11 Avenue and West 50 Street. The police account published by The Post describes the driver turning from West 50th Street onto 11th Avenue.
The rider died at the scene
The official record lists the person killed as a 32-year-old male bicyclist. Police told The Post that EMS pronounced the Citi Bike rider dead at the scene and that the rider's name was being withheld pending family notification.
The Post identified the truck driver as 26 years old. The official record lists the box-truck driver as male and licensed in New Jersey, with one occupant in the truck.
City records list a box truck and a Citi Bike e-bike
City data lists a 2020 Hino box truck and a Citi Bike e-bike in the crash. The official vehicle record says the truck driver was making a right turn; the published police account described a right turn from West 50th Street onto 11th Avenue.
Police reported no arrest as the investigation continued
The Post reported that the driver remained at the scene. An NYPD spokesperson said there were no arrests and that the investigation was ongoing.