Driver in Honda CR-V Fatally Injures E-Bike Rider in Brooklyn
Official records list the crash at 11:40 p.m. June 22, and Streetsblog, citing police, reported that a 74-year-old driver in a Honda CR-V turned left on Broadway at Conway Street and hit Jose Guerrero, 58, who died three days later.
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City records list a fatal crash at Broadway and Conway Street in Brooklyn at 11:40 p.m. on June 22, 2023. Streetsblog, citing police, reported that Jose Guerrero, 58, was riding north on Broadway when a 74-year-old driver in a Honda CR-V traveling south turned left at the intersection and hit him. Guerrero suffered a traumatic head injury, was taken to Brookdale Medical Center in critical condition and died there three days later. The article dated the crash to June 23, while the official city record lists June 22. Streetsblog reported that the driver remained at the scene and had not been charged.
A left turn on Broadway preceded the fatal injury
The official record lists a fatal crash at Broadway and Conway Street in Brooklyn at 11:40 p.m. on June 22, 2023, involving a station wagon/SUV and an e-bike. The e-bike rider, a 58-year-old man, was killed.
Streetsblog, citing police, identified the rider as Jose Guerrero and reported that he was riding north on Broadway when a 74-year-old driver in a Honda CR-V traveling south turned left at the intersection and hit him. The article dated the crash to June 23, while the official city record lists June 22.
Jose Guerrero died after three days in the hospital
Streetsblog reported that Guerrero suffered a traumatic head injury and was taken to Brookdale Medical Center in critical condition. Police later said he died there three days after the crash.
The same report said the 74-year-old driver remained at the scene and had not been charged.
Broadway has a recent record of repeated harm
The crash happened at Broadway and Conway Street in Brooklyn, according to city records.
CrashCountNYC’s Broadway - Brooklyn corridor profile counted 1,689 crashes, 923 injuries, 56 serious injuries and 7 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.
The death came during a deadly year for cyclists
Streetsblog reported that 22 cyclists had died on New York City streets between Jan. 1 and Aug. 17, 2023, up from 13 during the same period the year before.