Scooter rider dies after Cypress Hills barrier crash
Juan Quishpe, 42, died after a Sunday-night crash on Cypress Hills Street, where authorities told News 12 he was riding a stand-up electric scooter when he collided with a concrete barrier.
What We Know
Juan Quishpe, 42, died after a crash on Cypress Hills Street in Brooklyn on Sunday night, May 3, 2026. News 12, citing authorities, reported that Quishpe was riding a 2024 Cleytro stand-up electric scooter near Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street when he collided with a concrete barrier and was thrown to the pavement, suffering severe head trauma. The city crash record lists the crash time as 9:23 p.m.; News 12 reported it happened just before 11:30 p.m. EMS took Quishpe to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where he died. The NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating.
A crash near Jamaica Avenue
The city crash record places the fatal crash on Cypress Hills Street at 9:23 p.m. on May 3, 2026. News 12 reported that authorities described the location as near Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street, and said the crash happened just before 11:30 p.m.
Authorities told News 12 that Juan Quishpe was riding a 2024 Cleytro stand-up electric scooter when he collided with a concrete barrier and was thrown to the pavement.
Juan Quishpe died at the hospital
Police identified the rider as 42-year-old Juan Quishpe. News 12 reported that EMS took him to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center with severe head trauma, and that he died there.
Investigators listed distraction in the city record
The city crash record lists driver inattention or distraction as a contributing factor. News 12 reported that the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was investigating the crash.
Where
Cypress Hills St