{"id":159103,"date":"2026-03-10T13:08:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/159103\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:08:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:08:34","slug":"queens-scooter-death-city-fills-in-pothole-after-man-riding-scooter-fatally-thrown-on-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/159103\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens scooter death: City fills in pothole after man riding scooter fatally thrown on impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

OZONE PARK, Queens (WABC) — A 46-year-old man fell to his death after hitting a pothole while riding a motorized scooter in Ozone Park, Queens on Monday night, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The man was riding the stand-up motorized scooter eastbound on Liberty Avenue when he struck a pothole at around 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

He was thrown from the scooter on impact and was pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital.<\/p>\n

After police investigated the fatal crash, crews arrived to fill in the pothole.<\/p>\n

It is unknown how long the pothole had been there. Winter weather conditions and patterns of freezing and thawing can expand and break pavement, leading to new potholes on city streets.<\/p>\n

Friends and family built a memorial near the site, lighting candles to remember their loved one.<\/p>\n

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