Driver in SUV Kills Cyclist on Union Avenue in Williamsburg
At 11:26 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2024, a 40-year-old driver in a Volkswagen SUV hit a 46-year-old bicyclist on Union Avenue near Lynch Street in Williamsburg, and police said the rider died at Kings County Hospital.
What We Know
The crash happened late Sunday morning on Union Avenue near Lynch Street in Williamsburg. Police told the Post that a 40-year-old driver in a black Volkswagen SUV was traveling north when he hit a 46-year-old man riding a bike in the same direction; the cyclist was taken to Kings County Hospital and died. The official record lists the time as 11:26 a.m., records the driver as unlicensed, and cites improper passing or lane usage and unsafe speed for the moving Volkswagen. News accounts differed on the vehicle description: the Daily News called it a van, while the Post described a Volkswagen SUV, matching the official SUV entry.
Police said the driver and cyclist were heading north
Police told the Post that the 40-year-old driver was heading north on Union Avenue near Lynch Street when he hit a 46-year-old man riding a bike in the same direction around 11:30 a.m. The cyclist was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he died, and the driver was also taken there in stable condition.
The official crash record lists one cyclist killed and one motorist injured. It records the crash time as 11:26 a.m. and lists both the driver in the Volkswagen SUV and the bicyclist as traveling north and going straight ahead before the crash.
Union Avenue and Lynch Street in Williamsburg
The official record places the crash on Union Avenue at Lynch Street in Brooklyn's 11206 ZIP code. News reports described the location as Williamsburg and placed the crash late Sunday morning near the same intersection.
Records and reports differed on some vehicle details
The official vehicle records list a 2024 Volkswagen SUV as the moving motor vehicle and record the driver as unlicensed. They also list the bicyclist's bike and four parked vehicles in the crash record.
The Post described the driver's vehicle as a black Volkswagen SUV and said the driver then hit an unoccupied white Honda Odyssey parked at the side of the road. The Daily News described the driver's vehicle as a van and said the driver then hit an unoccupied sedan.
No arrests were reported that day
Police told the Post and the Daily News that no arrests had been made and that the investigation was ongoing. City Council member Lincoln Restler called the cyclist's death tragic and wrote, "We'll keep pushing for safer streets on every block."