Rider killed in West 76th Street truck collision
Anastasia Ledwith, 57, was killed at 2:42 a.m. on West 76th Street; the official record lists her as an eastbound e-bike driver, while police told West Side Rag her ride was a two-wheeled, gas-powered scooter in a collision with a truck driver.
What We Know
On March 2, 2024, Anastasia Ledwith, 57, was killed before dawn on West 76th Street on the Upper West Side. The official record says she was driving an eastbound e-bike and that the other driver was eastbound in a diesel tractor truck; it lists passing too closely for Ledwith's vehicle. West Side Rag, citing police, described her as riding a two-wheeled, gas-powered scooter near 16 West 76th Street and said the truck driver was a 50-year-old man operating an oil-delivery truck. EMS pronounced Ledwith dead at the scene. The truck driver stayed, no charges had been filed, and police said the investigation continued.
Before dawn on West 76th Street
The official record places the crash at 2:42 a.m. on March 2, 2024, on West 76th Street. It records one person killed: a 57-year-old woman driving an eastbound e-bike.
West Side Rag, citing police, identified the woman as Anastasia Ledwith, an Upper West Side resident, and reported that EMS pronounced her dead at the scene.
The Upper West Side block
The official record lists the crash on West 76th Street. West Side Rag reported it happened near 16 West 76th Street, between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West.
Records describe Ledwith's ride differently
The official vehicle entries list a 2022 e-bike driven east by Ledwith and a 2000 Mack diesel tractor truck driven east by a licensed 50-year-old man. West Side Rag reported that police described Ledwith as riding a two-wheeled, gas-powered scooter and the truck as an oil-delivery truck.
West Side Rag also noted that police amended an earlier report that had identified the person killed as a man.
A passing-too-closely factor was recorded
The official crash record lists Passing Too Closely as a contributing factor and places that factor on Ledwith's vehicle entry. West Side Rag reported that no charges had been filed and that the NYPD investigation was continuing.
Driver stayed at the scene
West Side Rag reported that the truck driver remained at the scene and that the NYPD Highway Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.