A fatal collision occurred in Fort Greene Brooklyn, claiming the life of a 65-year-old e-bike rider, according to reports from the NYPD and local news. The incident, involving an FDNY ambulance and the cyclist, happened just past the stroke of 1 a.m. at the intersection of Ashland Place and Willoughby Street. PIX11 News stated that the e-bike was moving southbound when it met with the northbound ambulance.
A drunken driver struck and killed an e-bike rider in Melville early Saturday morning, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Jennifer Kirkpatrick, 24, was driving south on Bagatelle Road in a 2018 Subaru Forester just after 1 a.m. when she attempted to make a left turn onto eastbound Express Drive South and collided with Joseph Melendez, 28, of Wyandanch, who was riding a "Razor fly-wing e-bike" northbound, according to police.