Drivers fatally hit e-bike rider on Webster Avenue in Woodlawn
A 24-year-old e-bike rider was killed at Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street after police said two southbound drivers hit him and left the scene in Woodlawn.
What We Know
A 24-year-old man riding an e-bike was killed on Webster Avenue at East 233rd Street in the Bronx on Dec. 1, 2024. Police told News 12 he was traveling south on Webster Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. when he lost control, fell into the street, and was hit by two southbound drivers who left the scene. The city crash record lists an SUV, a sedan, and the e-bike, all traveling south, and cites driver inattention or distraction and slippery pavement as contributing factors. The rider was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said two drivers left after the rider fell
Police said the man was riding south on Webster Avenue shortly before 9:30 p.m. when he lost control of his bike and fell into the street. Police told News 12 that two drivers, also traveling south on Webster Avenue, hit him and left the scene.
The city crash record places the crash at 9:23 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2024, at Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street. It records one death and no other injuries.
The rider was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital
The city record identifies the person killed as a 24-year-old male bicyclist riding an e-bike. News 12 reported that he was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The crash record lists an SUV, a sedan, and an e-bike
The city record lists a 2023 Honda SUV, a 2018 Audi sedan, and an e-bike, each traveling south and going straight ahead before the crash. News 12 reported that police were searching for the drivers after the hit-and-run.
Webster Avenue has seen repeated harm since 2022
The crash happened at Webster Avenue and East 233rd Street in the Bronx. CrashCountNYC location data for Webster Avenue in the Bronx shows 1,562 crashes, 1,088 injuries, 74 serious injuries, and 5 deaths from Jan. 1, 2022, through June 1, 2026.