A person was killed using an unlawful, high-speed electrical bicycle after crashing right into a barrier outdoors the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, cops stated Friday.
Jason Galindo, 32, was using his E-bike heading north alongside the First Ave. bike lane when he misplaced management and collided with a barrier close to E. forty fifth St in Midtown round 10:03 p.m. Tuesday, cops stated.
Police stated Galindo suffered a extreme head damage within the crash. Medics rushed him to Bellevue Hospital, the place he died, cops stated.
Galindo’s bike, a HappyRun G100 Professional Electrical Bicycle, is able to reaching speeds of fifty mph, in response to regulation enforcement.
E-bikes, E-scooters and pedal-assist bicycles will not be allowed to exceed 15 mph on metropolis streets.
An NYPD spokesman couldn’t instantly say why Galindo’s bike was not road authorized.
Galindo resided within the Elmhurst part of Queens, stated police.
