Teen passenger dies after moped operator loses control in Sunset Park
Police said a 17-year-old boy operating a ZNEN moped lost control on a Bush Terminal Park jetty near First Avenue and 47th Street, throwing a teen passenger who later died at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn.
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What We Know
Police said a 17-year-old boy was operating a ZNEN moped on a jetty in Bush Terminal Park near First Avenue and 47th Street in Sunset Park at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when he lost control. A teen riding as a passenger was thrown from the moped, suffered a severe head injury, and died after medics took him to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. The operator was not hurt, and police were still working to identify the passenger the next day.
A ride on a park jetty ended with a fatal fall
Police said the 17-year-old operator lost control of a ZNEN moped on a Bush Terminal Park jetty at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. A teen passenger was thrown from the moped and landed on the ground with a severe head injury.
Medics took the passenger to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where doctors could not save him. The operator was not hurt.
The crash was reported by First Avenue and 47th Street
The crash happened on a jetty in Bush Terminal Park near First Avenue and 47th Street in Sunset Park, a short distance from NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where medics brought the injured passenger.
Police were still working to identify the passenger
The Daily News reported that police believed the passenger was a teenager and were trying to identify him on Wednesday. A police source said the moped operator told investigators he did not know the passenger's full name or address.