Scooter rider, 22, fatally struck by driver near victim’s Brooklyn home
A 22-year-old electric scooter rider was fatally struck by a driver a block away from the victim’s Brooklyn home, police said Sunday.
Qiu Rifeng was riding a Hover-1 Journey scooter on the sidewalk of 74th St. in Bensonhurst when he tried to cross 18th Ave. about 12:50 p.m. on Saturday, cops said.
A 23-year-old man driving a 2022 Kia K5 south on 18th Ave. struck Rifeng, throwing him to the pavement, police said.
Riveng, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, suffered severe head trauma, an NYPD spokesman said. Medics took him to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died.
The Kia driver remained on the scene and faced no immediate charges.
