A scooter rider struck by a hit-and-run Porsche driver in Queens has died from his accidents, police stated Wednesday.
Brendan Marmolejos, 30, died at Bellevue Hospital on July 27 after clinging to life for per week after the Long Island City crash, cops stated.
“The pain is immeasurable for all of us,” Marmolejos’ cousin Jason Meneses wrote on a GoFundMe publish the place greater than $21,000 was raised for medical payments and, now, funeral bills. “To know Brendan, is to love him. Continue to keep him close to your heart and his spirit will live on forever.”
Marmolejos was driving his standup electrical scooter on forty fourth Drive in Long Island City when the Porsche SUV driver mowed him down at Vernon Blvd. about 6 p.m. July 20 , cops stated.
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He was rushed to Bellevue Hospital with a extreme head damage.
Two days after the crash, Dwayne Bovell , 40, surrendered to police with an legal professional to face expenses within the crash.
Police charged Bovell with leaving the scene of an accident with severe damage — however the Queens District Attorney’s workplace deferred prosecution as they proceed to analyze, a legislation enforcement supply stated.
Marmolejos was an assistant supervisor at Murray’s Cheese Bar in Long Island City.
“The past week has been an incredibly difficult time, and everyone in the Murray’s family is mourning the loss of our wonderful friend and colleague,” the store posted on Facebook. “Brendan’s warm, cheery energy is one of the first things that would greet you as you walked into Cheese Bar. No matter if you were a customer, a coworker, or friend, he made you feel welcome.”
The sufferer lived alone, in keeping with Jason Alejandro, the tremendous of the Astoria condominium constructing the place Marmolejos lived.
“He was always on his scooter,” Alejandro informed the Daily News. “He was such a nice guy.”