Toyota Sienna Driver Fatally Hits Scooter Rider in Dyker Heights
A 56-year-old man driving a Toyota Sienna hit 20-year-old Ajpop Walter on 14th Avenue in Dyker Heights, police told reporters, and Walter died after medics took him to 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.
Approximate reported location.
What We Know
Police told reporters that Ajpop Walter, 20, was riding south on 14th Avenue near 77th Street in Dyker Heights when a 56-year-old man driving a 2012 Toyota Sienna in the same direction hit him. Medics took Walter to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died. Reports disagree on the time: the Daily News put the crash at about 5:16 p.m., News12 and Hoodline said just before 5:15 p.m., and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported 2:15 p.m. Police said the driver remained at the scene, and the reviewed reports said no arrests had been made while the investigation continued.
A southbound ride ended near 77th Street
Police told reporters that Walter was riding south on 14th Avenue when a 56-year-old man driving a 2012 Toyota Sienna in the same direction hit him near 77th Street in Dyker Heights.
The reviewed reports disagree on the time. The Daily News reported about 5:16 p.m., News12 and Hoodline reported just before 5:15 p.m., and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported 2:15 p.m.
Ajpop Walter died after being taken to Maimonides
Police identified the person who died as Ajpop Walter, 20. News reports said he lived in Dyker Heights, only a few blocks from the crash location.
Emergency responders took Walter to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead or died later that day, according to the reviewed reports.
The driver stayed, and reporters cited no arrests
Police told reporters that the 56-year-old Toyota Sienna driver remained at the scene. The Daily News, News12 and the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported that no arrests had been made; the Eagle said the investigation was ongoing.
Where
14th Ave. and 77th St., Brooklyn, NY