A Queens driver in a van struck an e-scooter rider who later died.
A driver in a Ram ProMaster 1500 van turning left struck Tyrone Pope, 60, as he rode an e-scooter at Merrick and Farmers boulevards at 6:20 a.m. on August 28; QNS's September 23, 2026, report supports that year as an inference, and Pope later died from his injuries.
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What We Know
QNS reported that a driver in a Ram ProMaster 1500 van attempted a left turn onto Merrick Boulevard and struck Tyrone Pope as he rode south on Farmers Boulevard on an e-scooter. Pope was hospitalized and died from his injuries on September 16. The collision was reported as occurring at 6:20 a.m. on August 28; its year, 2026, is inferred from the article's September 23, 2026, publication date. The driver remained at the scene, and the investigation was ongoing when QNS published its report.
Police described a left-turn collision.
According to QNS's account of an NYPD investigation, Pope was traveling south on Farmers Boulevard on a stand-up e-scooter when a driver in a Ram ProMaster 1500 van attempted to turn left onto Merrick Boulevard and struck him.
QNS reported that the collision occurred at 6:20 a.m. on August 28. The year 2026 is inferred from the article's September 23, 2026, publication date.
The collision occurred at a Queens intersection.
QNS reported that the collision happened at Merrick Boulevard and Farmers Boulevard in Queens.
Pope died after his condition worsened.
Tyrone Pope, 60, was a St. Albans resident who lived on 191st Street, QNS reported. Responding officers found him on the roadway near his scooter. EMS took him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was initially listed in stable condition. He remained hospitalized, his condition worsened, and he died from his injuries on September 16, according to QNS.
The driver stayed at the scene as the investigation continued.
The driver remained at the scene, and police reported no other injuries. QNS reported on September 23 that no arrests had been made and the NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad was continuing its investigation.