E-Scooter Rider Dies After Bronx Crash on Givan Avenue
Alexander Murillo, 44, died after police said he lost control of a stand-up e-scooter at Givan Avenue and Sexton Place in the Bronx, a crash the official record logged at 11:39 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2023.
What We Know
Alexander Murillo, a 44-year-old Bronx man, was operating a stand-up e-scooter eastbound on Givan Avenue at about 11:39 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2023, according to police accounts cited by Norwood News. Police said he lost control while crossing at Sexton Place and was thrown to the pavement. EMS took him to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died on Nov. 5. The city crash record places the fatal crash at Givan Avenue and Sexton Place and lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. The Daily News reported that Murillo was three blocks from home.
Police said Murillo lost control at the intersection
At about 11:39 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, Alexander Murillo was operating a stand-up e-scooter eastbound on Givan Avenue. Police said he lost control while crossing at Sexton Place, was thrown to the pavement, and suffered head and body trauma.
He died at Jacobi two days later
EMS took Murillo to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi. Police said he died there on Sunday, Nov. 5. Norwood News reported that police identified him as Alexander Murillo of Gunther Avenue in the Bronx, and the Daily News reported that he was three blocks from home.
Givan Avenue has seen repeated harm
The crash happened at Givan Avenue and Sexton Place in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC’s location review for Givan Avenue in the Bronx counts 144 crashes, 126 injuries, 6 serious injuries, and 3 deaths since 2022.
Highway investigators took the case
Norwood News reported that the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad would continue the investigation.