E-bike rider dies after Central Park crosswalk collision
Salvador Nico-Garcia was fatally injured while riding an e-bike at East Drive and the 97th Street Transverse at 5:47 p.m. on June 18, after police said he collided with a pedestrian in a crosswalk and struck his head on a curb.
What We Know
Salvador Nico-Garcia was riding an e-bike in Central Park shortly before 6 p.m. on June 18 when police said he collided with a 41-year-old pedestrian who was crossing at a crosswalk near East Drive and East 97th Street. The official crash record lists one cyclist killed and one pedestrian injured. Press accounts say Nico-Garcia was thrown, struck his head on the curb and was taken to Mount Sinai Morningside, where he was pronounced dead. The pedestrian had a minor hand injury and refused treatment or did not need hospital care. Police said the case remained under investigation, with no arrests reported.
Police described a crosswalk collision before the fatal fall
The official record places the crash at East Drive and the 97th Street Transverse at 5:47 p.m. on June 18 and records one cyclist killed and one pedestrian injured. West Side Spirit and ABC7 reported that Salvador Nico-Garcia was riding an e-bike when police said he collided with a pedestrian using a crosswalk, was thrown, and struck his head on a curb.
Medics took Nico-Garcia to Mount Sinai Morningside. West Side Spirit reported he was in critical condition when he was transported and was later pronounced dead; ABC7 reported he was pronounced dead just before 7 p.m.
The crash happened on Central Park's East Drive
The official crash record lists the location as East Drive at the 97th Street Transverse in Manhattan. News accounts described the collision as occurring in Central Park near East 97th Street, with ABC7 placing the curb impact near 96th Street and East Drive.
ABC7 noted that pedestrians have the right of way at all times in Central Park.
The rider was identified as Salvador Nico-Garcia
Authorities identified the rider killed as Salvador Nico-Garcia, a Bronx resident. The official record, West Side Spirit and ABC7 list him as 43; the Daily News reported his age as 47.
The pedestrian was described in news reports as a 41-year-old. West Side Spirit reported a minor left-hand abrasion and said the pedestrian refused treatment at the scene; ABC7 and the Daily News also described a minor hand injury.
The official record lists an e-bike
The city crash record identifies the rider's vehicle as an Arrow e-bike, traveling north and going straight ahead before the crash. ABC7 reported that Nico-Garcia was on an e-bike and was not wearing a helmet when he was thrown, while noting that riders older than 14 are not required to wear one.
Police said the investigation continued
West Side Spirit reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating and that no arrests had been made. ABC7 also reported that the incident was under investigation.