Moped Rider Fled After Brooklyn Crash That Killed 90-Year-Old
Police said a moped rider traveling through East 14th Street and Avenue U hit 90-year-old Zhuo Xie in the Homecrest crosswalk Tuesday morning and left before Xie died at a Brooklyn hospital.
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What We Know
Police said Zhuo Xie, 90, was crossing at East 14th Street and Avenue U in Homecrest around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when a moped rider traveling south on East 14th Street hit him in the intersection. According to the police account cited by 1010 WINS, the rider had a green light and Xie was in the crosswalk against the light. Xie suffered severe head trauma and was taken to NYU Langone Health, Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead. Police said the rider did not remain at the scene, and investigators were still searching for the person who left.
Police described a fatal hit-and-run in the intersection
Zhuo Xie, 90, of Brooklyn, was crossing at East 14th Street and Avenue U around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday when a moped rider hit him, police said. The rider was traveling south on East 14th Street through the intersection, according to the police account reported by 1010 WINS.
The crash happened at East 14th Street and Avenue U in Homecrest
Police placed the crash at East 14th Street and Avenue U in Brooklyn’s Homecrest neighborhood. The reported account said Xie was in the crosswalk when the rider passed through the intersection.
Xie died at the hospital as police searched for the rider
Xie suffered severe head trauma and was taken to NYU Langone Health, Brooklyn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Police said the moped rider did not remain at the scene, and the investigation continued.