E-scooter rider fled after fatal Bath Beach crosswalk crash
A 76-year-old pedestrian was killed at 18th Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn at 2:09 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025, and police told reporters an electric-scooter rider ran a red light, hit her in the crosswalk and fled.
What We Know
At about 2:09 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025, a 76-year-old pedestrian was killed at 18th Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn. The official record places her at the intersection, crossing in a marked crosswalk without a signal, and lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor. Police accounts published by News 12 and the Brooklyn Home Reporter said a rider on an electric scooter ran a red light, hit her in the crosswalk and left the scene. Reporters said she was taken to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn, where she died, and that police had made no arrest as the investigation continued.
The record cites a traffic-control violation
The official crash record lists traffic control disregarded as a contributing factor. News 12 and World Journal, citing police, reported that the electric-scooter rider ran a red light before the crash.
Reporters identified the woman, with a spelling difference
The official record lists the person killed as a 76-year-old female pedestrian. The Brooklyn Home Reporter and World Journal identified her as Fanghong Chen; News 12 spelled her name Fangchong Chen. A nearby store clerk told World Journal that he had seen her in the neighborhood collecting bottles and cans and described her as a good person.
The crash happened on a corridor with a heavy crash history
The fatal crash was recorded at 18th Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn, in the 11214 ZIP code.
CrashCountNYC’s street context for 86th Street in Brooklyn counted 972 crashes, 600 injuries, 21 serious injuries and 3 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
Police were still investigating
The Brooklyn Home Reporter reported that Chen was taken to NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn and pronounced dead. News 12 reported that police were still investigating and had not arrested anyone in connection with the crash. State Sen. Steve Chan called for stronger enforcement and regulation of electric vehicles after the fatal hit-and-run.