Porsche SUV Driver Killed Scooter Rider in Queens
At about 5:59 p.m. on July 20, 2022, at Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive in Queens, police said Dwayne Bovell, driving a Porsche SUV, hit scooter rider Brendan Marmolejos and left; Marmolejos died a week later.
What We Know
Brendan Marmolejos, 30, was riding an electric scooter near Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive in Queens at about 6 p.m. on July 20, 2022, when police said Dwayne Bovell, driving a Porsche SUV south on Vernon Boulevard, hit him and left. The official crash record lists one person killed and identifies the fatal victim as the scooter driver. Marmolejos was taken to Bellevue Hospital with a severe head injury and died on July 27. Police charged Bovell with leaving the scene of an accident with serious injury; the Daily News reported that the Queens District Attorney's office deferred prosecution while the investigation continued.
The crash on Vernon Boulevard.
The official record places the crash at Vernon Boulevard and 44th Drive in Queens at 5:59 p.m. on July 20, 2022, and records one death. Police told QNS that Brendan Marmolejos was riding west on 44th Drive while Dwayne Bovell was driving south on Vernon Boulevard in a black Porsche SUV.
Brendan Marmolejos died after a week in the hospital.
Marmolejos, a 30-year-old Astoria man, was taken to Bellevue Hospital with a severe head injury and died on July 27. The Daily News quoted his cousin Jason Meneses writing on a GoFundMe post, "The pain is immeasurable for all of us."
Police pursued a leaving-the-scene case.
The Daily News reported that Bovell surrendered to police with an attorney two days after the crash, and QNS reported that police arrested and charged him on July 22 with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in serious injury. The Daily News, citing a law enforcement source, reported that the Queens District Attorney's office deferred prosecution as the investigation continued.
Where
Vernon Blvd & 44th Dr, Queens