E-bike rider dies after crash on Maurice Avenue in Maspeth
On Aug. 29, 2022, at about 6:40 p.m., 48-year-old Jaime Aguilar died after police said he lost control while riding south on Maurice Avenue in Maspeth, hit a speed bump and then hit a utility pole.
What We Know
On Aug. 29, 2022, at about 6:40 p.m., a 48-year-old man riding south on Maurice Avenue was killed in a crash recorded by the city as involving an e-bike. QNS, citing police, identified him as Jaime Aguilar of Corona and reported that he was riding a 2022 Fly-E-bike Z6 near 53rd Avenue when he lost control after hitting a speed bump, then hit a utility pole. The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and the vehicle record also lists driver inexperience.
Police said the rider lost control near 53rd Avenue
The city crash record places the crash on Maurice Avenue at 6:40 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2022. QNS reported, citing police, that Jaime Aguilar was riding south near 53rd Avenue when he hit a speed bump, lost control and then hit a utility pole.
The rider was identified as a 48-year-old Corona man
The official record lists the person killed as a 48-year-old male rider. QNS identified him as Jaime Aguilar of 108th Street in Corona.
The official record lists an e-bike; police described a Fly-E-bike Z6
The city record identifies the vehicle as an e-bike traveling south and going straight ahead, with one occupant. QNS reported that police described Aguilar as riding a 2022 Fly-E-bike Z6 electric scooter.
Speed was cited in both the official record and police account
The official crash record lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor, and the vehicle record also lists driver inexperience. QNS reported that police said Aguilar had been riding at a high rate of speed before hitting the speed bump.
Aguilar was taken to Elmhurst hospital
QNS reported that officers from the 108th Precinct found Aguilar on the ground with severe trauma to his head and body. EMS took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead.
Where
Maurice Ave