Overview
- A commercial Peterbilt truck turning from westbound East 14th Street onto First Avenue struck a Citi Bike carrying two teenagers around 9 p.m. on Friday, leaving the smaller bike crushed beneath the truck.
- Fifteen-year-old Daria Serkov was rushed to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead, and a 16-year-old who had been operating the bike was taken to the same hospital and is listed in stable condition.
- Police say the middle-aged driver remained at the scene and was not hurt; the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad is leading an active probe and no arrests or charges have been announced.
- Photographs and reporters noted Badger Daylighting branding on the truck and the company issued a statement saying it is fully cooperating with police and expressed condolences to the family.
- Safety advocates point to repeated right-turn conflicts and multiple cyclist deaths on this stretch of First Avenue and are urging quick engineering fixes such as protected turn designs, physical barriers, and turn-calming measures as the city reviews its Vision Zero efforts.