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Electric scooter rider dies in crash blocks from his Cypress Hills home
Authorities say a man riding an electric scooter died following a crash in Cypress Hills, just blocks away from his home.
Police identified the victim as 42-year-old Juan Quishpe. They say he was driving a 2024 Cleytro stand-up electric scooter just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday near Jamaica Avenue and Cypress Hills Street.
Authorities say Quishpe collided with a concrete barrier and was thrown to the pavement, causing severe head trauma.
EMS rushed him to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where he died.
The NYPD Highway District's Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the crash.