Rigoberto Diaz, a 72-year-old Sunset Park resident, was killed by an SUV while riding his bicycle just a block from his home around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, police say.
An NYPD investigation found that Diaz had been riding westbound on 48th Street when he tried to make a “wide left turn” under the Gowanus Expressway overpass onto 3rd Avenue. At the same time, according to police, a black SUV was traveling northbound on 3rd.
Before Diaz could complete the turn, he was struck by the 1995 Chevy heading north, police say.
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“Upon arrival, officers observed a 72-year-old male unconscious and unresponsive, lying on the roadway,” the NYPD says in a statement. ”EMS responded to the location and transported the male to Lutheran Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.”
Diaz is listed as a 72-year-old Latino man who lived on 49th Street near 3rd.
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