In the News: E-scooter rider critically injured
A scooter rider is in severe situation after a crash on Church avenue. Their helmet and blood is in the roadway, the automobile concerned has PA plates and a number of school-zone dashing tickets pic.twitter.com/1vHZ8GPjeh
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Streetsblog stories that an e-scooter rider heading north in the bike path on Church Street collided with a automobile and was critically injured yesterday morning round 10:45 a.m., as the driver made a left flip from Church onto Thomas.
The NYPD’s preliminary investigation decided that “a 43-year-old male working a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta was travelling northbound on Church Street, making a left flip into westbound Thomas Street. Concurrently, a 41-year-old male working a Kaabo Mantis e-scooter (standing) was additionally travelling northbound on Church Street in a marked bicycle lane.
“As the Jetta was completing the left turn, the e-scooter operator braked and lost control of the scooter. As a result, the e-scooter operator was ejected over the handlebars of the scooter and collided head first into the driver side rear wheel of the Jetta. EMS responded and removed the e-scooter operator to NYC Health and Hospitals/Bellevue in critical condition with severe head trauma. The operator of the Jetta remained on scene and did not sustain any injuries.”
The NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the collision.
An officer at the scene advised Streetsblog that he blamed the accident partly on the curbside construction simply down the block, because it hinders views of the bike lane, however the driver additionally had dozens of dashing tickets on his file.
According to the firm’s web site, that model of e-scooter can hit a prime pace of 25 mph.