Toyota Driver Fatally Hits E-Scooter Rider in Dyker Heights
Police accounts cited by local news say a 56-year-old Toyota Sienna driver hit Ajpop Walter, 20, as he rode a stand-up e-scooter near 14th Avenue and 77th Street in Dyker Heights, and Walter later died at Maimonides Medical Center.
Reported by press, not yet linked to NYC police crash records. This may change when new official records become available or when matching details are reviewed.
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What We Know
Police accounts cited by local news say a 56-year-old man driving a 2012 Toyota Sienna was traveling south on 14th Avenue when he hit Ajpop Walter, 20, who was riding a stand-up e-scooter south near 77th Street in Dyker Heights. Medics took Walter to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. Reports disagreed on the time: the Daily News and News12 placed the crash just before or about 5:15 p.m., while the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported 2:15 p.m. The driver stayed at the scene, and outlets reported no arrests while the investigation continued.
What police said happened on 14th Avenue
Local outlets, citing police, reported that a 56-year-old man driving a 2012 Toyota Sienna was traveling south on 14th Avenue when he hit Ajpop Walter near 77th Street. Walter, 20, was riding a stand-up e-scooter southbound on the same avenue.
The published accounts did not agree on the exact time. The Daily News and News12 placed the crash just before or about 5:15 p.m.; the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported 2:15 p.m.
A Dyker Heights crash blocks from home
Reports placed the crash near 14th Avenue and 77th Street in Dyker Heights. The Daily News said Walter lived about four blocks away, and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle described him as a Dyker Heights man from 74th Street.
Ajpop Walter was 20
The NYPD identified the rider who died as Ajpop Walter, a 20-year-old Dyker Heights resident. Medics took him to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Toyota Sienna driver and stand-up e-scooter rider
Police told reporters the driver was a 56-year-old man in a 2012 Toyota Sienna. Walter was riding a stand-up e-scooter, and police said both he and the driver were heading south on 14th Avenue before the impact.
The driver stayed; police reported no arrests
The driver remained at the scene after the crash, according to the reports. News12 reported no arrests as of Friday evening, while the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said the investigation remained ongoing.