19-Year-Old Rider Killed in Sunset Park Truck Crash
A 19-year-old rider was killed at 4th Avenue and 39th Street in Sunset Park, where police told News 12 that a turning truck driver hit him and drove away.
What We Know
A 19-year-old male rider was killed at 4th Avenue and 39th Street in Brooklyn at about 2:30 a.m. on September 16, 2023. The official record lists an e-bike rider traveling south and a tractor-truck driver traveling west and making a right turn; News 12, citing police, described the rider as on a moped heading north on 4th Avenue when he was hit during a turn from 39th Street. Police said the rider and moped were dragged before the truck driver drove away, and that the driver had not been located. The rider was taken to NYU Langone Hospital and pronounced dead.
Police described a fatal crash and a driver who left
The crash happened at about 2:30 a.m. on September 16, 2023, at 4th Avenue and 39th Street in Brooklyn. The official record identifies the person killed as a 19-year-old male e-bike rider.
News 12 reported that police said the rider was on a moped on 4th Avenue when he was hit during a truck driver's turn from 39th Street. Police said the rider and moped were dragged before the truck driver drove away.
4th Avenue has a long record of severe crashes
The crash occurred at 4th Avenue and 39th Street in Sunset Park. Along 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, CrashCountNYC's location review counted 2,076 crashes, 1,379 injuries, 78 serious injuries and 10 deaths from January 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Records differ on the rider's direction and vehicle description
The official record lists the rider's vehicle as a Sky Bike e-bike traveling south and going straight ahead, while the truck driver was in a 2002 diesel tractor-truck traveling west and making a right turn.
News 12, citing police, described the rider as on a moped heading north on 4th Avenue. The article and the official record both describe a crash involving a turning truck driver at the same intersection and time period.
The rider died at the hospital as police investigated
News 12 reported that the rider was taken to NYU Langone Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the truck driver had not been located and that the investigation was ongoing.