E-bike rider killed pedestrian Luis Cruz in Greenpoint
At 7:41 p.m. on March 21, 2025, an e-bike rider hit and killed 49-year-old pedestrian Luis Cruz on Franklin Street at India Street in Greenpoint, and witnesses told Gothamist the rider went through a stop sign.
What We Know
Luis Cruz, 49, died after an e-bike rider hit him on Franklin Street in Greenpoint on March 21, 2025. City data records the crash at Franklin and India streets at 7:41 p.m. and lists one pedestrian killed. Press accounts identified Cruz and reported that the rider stayed at the scene. Witnesses told Gothamist the rider went through a stop sign; the city vehicle record lists traffic-control disregard. Accounts differ on Cruz's exact position: city data places the pedestrian away from an intersection, Brooklyn Paper reported he was crossing midblock between India and Java streets, and Gothamist reported police placed the crash at Franklin and India while a witness said Cruz had been exiting a double-parked car.
A Friday night crash killed a pedestrian
City crash data records a fatal crash at Franklin Street and India Street in Brooklyn at 7:41 p.m. on March 21, 2025. The record lists one pedestrian killed and no other injuries.
Police identified the pedestrian as Luis Cruz, 49. Brooklyn Paper reported that a 26-year-old e-bike rider hit Cruz, that Cruz suffered severe head trauma, and that an ambulance took him to NYC Health+Hospitals/Bellevue, where he died.
The accounts place the crash on Franklin Street in Greenpoint
A neighborhood restaurant worker told Gothamist that Franklin Street on that stretch usually has delivery workers picking up orders, and that the India Street intersection sits between two signalized intersections.
Witnesses and city records point to a stop-sign violation
Gothamist reported that witnesses said the e-bike rider sped through a stop sign before hitting Cruz. The city vehicle record also lists traffic-control disregard for the e-bike rider.
Brooklyn Paper reported that it was not immediately clear how fast the rider was traveling. The city vehicle entry lists a Zooz e-bike traveling south and going straight ahead, with one male rider and center-front damage.
The rider stayed, and police reported no arrests
The NYPD told Gothamist and Brooklyn Paper that the e-bike rider remained at the scene. Both outlets reported that no arrests had been made and that the investigation was ongoing.