Scooter rider killed in Marine Park minivan collision
Ilya Perloff died after a Sunday collision at Fillmore Avenue and East 38th Street, where city data recorded one death and unsafe speed and the Daily News reported police said he was riding an electric stand-up scooter to work.
What We Know
Ilya Perloff was riding west on Fillmore Avenue on a Sunday morning when he and a 70-year-old woman driving a 2015 Toyota Sienna north on East 38th Street were involved in a collision, police told the Daily News. Police said Perloff was thrown into a parked Chrysler minivan, and medics took him to Mount Sinai Brooklyn, where he died. City crash data recorded one person killed and listed unsafe speed for the westbound scooter rider. The city record gives the killed rider's age as 42; the Daily News reported he was 41. The Daily News reported that the Toyota driver stayed at the scene, was not hurt, and faced no immediate charges or arrests.
A ride to work ended at Fillmore Avenue and East 38th Street
Police told the Daily News that Ilya Perloff was riding an electric stand-up scooter west on Fillmore Avenue at about 11:50 a.m. when he and a 70-year-old woman driving a 2015 Toyota Sienna north on East 38th Street were involved in a collision. The city crash record places the crash at 11:49 a.m. and records one person killed.
Police said Perloff was thrown into a parked Chrysler minivan after the initial impact. Medics took him to Mount Sinai Brooklyn, where he died.
The crash happened in Marine Park
The collision was recorded at Fillmore Avenue and East 38th Street in Brooklyn's 11234 ZIP code. The Daily News identified the area as Marine Park.
Perloff was identified by family and police
The Daily News identified the rider as Ilya Perloff, a physical therapist, husband, and father of two young daughters. His wife, Melissa Perloff, told the paper that he loved the scooter and used it for work because he did not want the family to buy a second car.
The city crash record lists the killed rider as a 42-year-old man. The Daily News reported, citing police and family, that Perloff was 41.
Police and city records describe a scooter and two minivans
The Daily News reported that Perloff was riding an electric stand-up scooter and that the moving minivan was a 2015 Toyota Sienna. The city record lists the westbound device as a TeeWing standing scooter and the northbound vehicle as a 2015 Toyota sport utility or station wagon with two occupants.
Police said Perloff was thrown into a parked Chrysler minivan. The city record lists a parked 2002 Chrysler sport utility or station wagon with no occupants.
The city record lists unsafe speed
City crash data lists unsafe speed as a contributing factor for the westbound scooter rider. The Daily News reported that the Toyota driver remained at the scene, was not injured, and that police reported no arrests or immediate charges.