A 49-year-old man was killed after he was mowed down by an e-bike rider zipping down a Brooklyn road, police stated Saturday.
Sufferer Luis Cruz was crossing Franklin St. close to India St. in Greenpoint at about 7:40 p.m. Friday when a 26-year-old man on an e-bike rammed into him, cops stated.
Cruz was thrown to the bottom and suffered a extreme head damage. EMS rushed him to Bellevue Hospital, the place he died a short while later. He lived in Brooklyn a few mile from the place he was hit, police stated.
The e-bike rider remained on the scene. No legal fees have been instantly filed.
It was not instantly clear how briskly the e-bike rider was going when he struck Cruz, cops stated.
As of Thursday, two folks have been killed in e-bike crashes — two fewer than this time final yr, cops stated.
Greater than 3 times as many individuals died whereas using e-bikes in New York Metropolis in 2023 than died on conventional, pedal-powered bicycles, in response to metropolis information, with 23 folks killed on e-bikes and 7 on conventional cycles.
In most of those circumstances, the sufferer was using the e-bike throughout a single-vehicle crash. It’s uncommon for a pedestrian to be killed by a passing e-bike, officers stated.
In 2021, actress Lisa Banes, a Broadway performer finest identified for her roles within the hit films “Cocktail” and “Gone Girl,” died after a scooter mowed her down as she crossed with the sunshine at Amsterdam Ave. and W. sixty fourth St. close to Lincoln Heart.
Responding to the excessive variety of deadly crashes, town launched a $1 million e-bike security advert marketing campaign final yr.
“With bicycle ridership reaching historic levels, we must use every tool available to give new and experienced cyclists the resources they need to bike safely,” DOT commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez stated when the marketing campaign was introduced. “Whether its building new protected bike lanes or educating New Yorkers these crucial skills on-the-ground.”
Initially Printed: March 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM EDT
