A 15-year-old boy riding a moped died after colliding with a vehicle in Washington Heights (NYC) yesterday in broad daylight.
The accident occurred on West 185th Street near St. Nicholas Ave just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, according to ABC News.
The unidentified teen collided with a Jeep vehicle traveling eastbound and was thrown of the moped. He was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene, while the investigation was ongoing to determine the cause of the collision.
In a similar case, in September a 17-year-old Guatemalan immigrant died when his unregistered motorcycle hit a tractor-trailer while leaving his job at a restaurant in Brooklyn (NYC).
In August there were several fatal accidents in New York involving motorcycles. By this time last year, NYC had recorded 15 deaths among those riding unregistered “other motor vehicles,” a general category that includes electric and gasoline mopeds, electric stand-up scooters, and other devices like unregistered hoverboards.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance for drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
Traffic accidents are a great challenge in New York. This despite “Vision Zero” road safety plan created in 2014 by then-new Mayor Bill de Blasio, who promised to make the city safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists with a goal of zero deaths by 2024. According to the NYPD, Cyclist deaths increased 260% in the first six months of 2023 and 325% since the implementation of the “Vision Zero” plan in 2014. In many cases the drivers flee.
2023-11-10 13:19:00
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