Scooter rider fatally hits senior in Bath Beach hit-and-run
Police told reporters a person on an electric scooter ran a red light, hit Fanghong Chen and fled at 18th Avenue and 86th Street, where the city crash record recorded a 76-year-old woman killed crossing in a marked crosswalk early Aug. 6.
What We Know
Around 2:09 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025, a 76-year-old woman was killed while crossing at 18th Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn. Police told reporters a person on an electric scooter ran a red light, hit Fanghong Chen in the crosswalk and left the scene. She was taken to a hospital and died there. The city crash record lists disregarding a traffic control as a contributing factor and places the pedestrian in a marked crosswalk at the intersection. Reporters said police had made no arrest as the investigation continued.
A predawn crossing became a fatal hit-and-run
The city crash record gives the time as 2:09 a.m. on Aug. 6, 2025, at 18th Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn. It records one person killed: a 76-year-old female pedestrian crossing at an intersection in a marked crosswalk.
Police told reporters a person on an electric scooter ran a red light, hit the pedestrian and left the scene. News reports said she was taken to a hospital, including NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn, and died there.
The crash happened at a Bath Beach intersection
The official record places the crash at 18th Avenue and 86th Street in Brooklyn, in ZIP code 11214. News accounts identified the area as Bath Beach; the Brooklyn Home Reporter described Chen as a Bensonhurst woman.
World Journal reported that several 24-hour stores were open near the intersection and that a nearby store worker saw the aftermath as police and an ambulance arrived.
The victim was identified in press accounts
Most reviewed reports identified the victim as Fanghong Chen, age 76. One News 12 account spelled the name Fangchong Chen; the official crash record lists the pedestrian by age and sex but does not provide a name.
World Journal described Chen as a Chinese woman and reported that a nearby store worker recognized her from the neighborhood.
Police accounts centered on a red light
The city crash record lists disregarding a traffic control as a contributing factor. Police told News 12 and other reporters that the electric-scooter rider ran a red light before hitting Chen in the crosswalk.
The official vehicle entry describes eastbound travel. The Brooklyn Home Reporter also reported that the scooter rider was traveling eastbound.
Police had not reported an arrest
News reports said police were still investigating and had not made an arrest in connection with the crash.
State Sen. Steve Chan called the death another reckless fatal hit-and-run involving a senior and said riders should be prosecuted and penalties increased.