E-bike rider killed in crash with pickup truck in Medford
Suffolk police on Route 112 in Medford on Friday, where the rider of an e-bike was fatally struck in a collision with a pickup truck. Credit: Joseph Sperber
Police are investigating an early-morning crash that killed a Queens man riding an e-bike in Medford on Friday.
The collision occurred at the intersection of Route 112 and Woodside Avenue at 6:17 a.m., Suffolk County police said in an email.
Police identified the e-bike rider as Gilberto Guilbe, 35, of Far Rockaway, and said he was headed east on Woodside Avenue when he collided with a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck headed north on Route 112.
The teen pickup truck driver was not injured — and, has not been charged, police said.
Guilbe was transported to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Fifth Squad detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact them at 631-854-8552. Police said both the e-bike and pickup truck were impounded for safety checks.
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