Harlem Bicyclist ID'd After Fatal Hit By USPS Truck: Police

HARLEM, NY — Police revealed new details and released the name of the bicyclist tragically killed early Monday morning on a Harlem street.

Sezar Morales Linares, 31, of Washington Heights, was killed after a USPS box truck hit him at around 6 a.m. Monday morning on Manhattan Avenue near West 122nd Street, police said.

A neighbor tells Patch that Morales Linares' family arrived at the scene of their loved one's death and assembled a memorial for him of candles and flowers.

According to the neighbor, who did not want their name to be used, the family members spoke of Morales Linares' struggle to "survive the worst of journeys to successfully arrive and establish himself and his family in New York City only to die in this manner at such a young age."

For the neighbor, they told Patch that the whole block is "heartbroken" by the tragic death at their front door.

Morales Linares was on an e-bike traveling north on Manhattan Avenue right before the crash, according to police.

As he crossed West 122nd Street, police said he disobeyed "Do Not Enter" signs, signalling the Avenue's transition to one-way, southbound-only traffic.

The biker then mounted a concrete sidewalk extension, police said, where he lost control of his bike.

The neighbor told Patch that video footage shows Morales Linares falling off his bike after hitting a mound of dirt near a small dog run on the east side of the street.

Officials said when fell onto the road, Morales Linares was instantly hit by the postal truck driven by a 61-year-old man.

The driver attempted to avoid hitting Morales Linares and swerved into a parked 2017 Ford Explorer, damaging it, according to police.

First responders rushed to the scene where they found the victim unconscious and unresponsive, with trauma to his body and head, police said.

Medics brought the man to Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital, where doctors declared the man dead, officials said.

The driver remained at the scene and the investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Highway District Collision Investigation Squad.