'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty
A Pennsylvania man has admitted to intentionally swerving his car into a teenager riding an electric bike, leaving him with skull and facial fractures and a brain bleed, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 5.
Jonathan Seth, 27, of the 100 block of Ruby Street in Lancaster, pleaded guilty on Sept. 11 before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker to two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of accidents involving death or personal injury, one count of recklessly endangering another person, and a summary driving offense, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
The ch…
E-Bike Assault, Fentanyl Possession Land Albany Man Behind Bars: Authorities
A Capital Region man who beat up a 61-year-old e-bike rider, then tried to smuggle fentanyl into jail has learned his fate.
Keith Hurst, 38, of Albany, got four to six years in prison for a series of crimes, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, Aug. 27.
Hurst attacked the electric bike rider on Sept. 27, 2025, around 8 p.m. on Central Avenue, authorities said. He smashed the man in the head with a liquor bottle, then stole the e-bike and fled the area, according to investigators.
However, Hurst was arrested not long afterward and booked into Albany County jail the fo…
E-Biker Fled From Cops In Sea Isle City: Police
A 21-year-old Somers Point man was arrested and charged after he fled from police in Sea Isle City while riding an e-bike, authorities said.
On Tuesday, July 28, officers attempted to stop an e-bike rider, later identified as Alan Rosie, after observing numerous motor vehicle violations, Sea Isle City police said.
Rosie failed to stop and fled the area, ignoring emergency lights, police said. Officers were able to identify Rosie as the bike rider, and he was arrested on Friday, July 31, in Somers Point, police said.
He is charged with eluding a law enforcement officer and numerous motor ve…
E-Bike Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck At Intersection In Medford: Police
An e-bike rider was killed in a crash with a pickup truck at a Medford intersection on Friday morning, Sept. 12, Suffolk County Police announced.
Gilberto Guilbe, 35, of Far Rockaway, was operating an e-bike eastbound on Woodside Avenue when he collided with a northbound 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck at the intersection of Route 112 at 6:17 a.m., police said in a release.
Guilbe was transported to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk County where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
The driver of the pickup, Duglas Melgarguillen, 39, of Bay Shore, was uninjured, investigators said.
Both t…
Hit-And-Run Horror: 13-Year-Old E-Biker Hurt, Ronkonkoma Driver Tracked Down Next Day, Police
A Long Island woman has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a 13-year-old e-bike rider in Lake Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County Police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 27.
Virginia Waka, 47, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was arrested after investigators identified her as the driver of a 2012 white Ford Fusion that struck the teen at the intersection of Hawkins Avenue and School Street around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
According to Fourth Squad detectives, the Ford turned left from southbound Hawkins Avenue onto School Street, hitting the northbound teen and then fleeing the scene eas…
E-Bike Rider Runs Red Light, Crashing Into SUV, Injuring Woman In Huntington: Police
An e-bike rider is accused of causing a serious crash after running a red light in Huntington Station, Suffolk County Police announced on Monday, Aug. 4.
Frerlin Sarceno Gudiel, 24, of Huntington Station, was traveling northbound on Depot Road when he allegedly went through a red light at the intersection of Pulaski Road and broadside-crashed into a westbound 2019 Subaru SUV at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3.
The driver of the Subaru, an 81-year-old woman whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was taken to Huntington Hospital with serious injuries. Sarc…
E-Bike Rider, 20, Killed In Late-Night Hit-And-Run In Commack: Suffolk Police
A 20-year-old man riding an e-bike was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island, police announced on Saturday, May 3.
Aryan Saini, of Central Islip, was riding east on Hauppauge Road in Commack when he was struck from behind by a white SUV also heading east near 68 Hauppauge Road, Suffolk County Police said.
The crash happened around 11:57 p.m. on Friday, May 2. The SUV’s driver did not stop and fled the scene without rendering aid, according to authorities.
Saini was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, pol…
Man Purposely Hit Goose With E-Bike, Hoboken Police Say
A 30-year-old Hoboken man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Sept. 11 after he intentionally hit a goose with an e-bike, authorities said.
At 5:35 p.m., officers responded to Pier A park on reports that a person hit a goose on purpose with a bike, Hoboken police said. Police found Andrew Mullin, who fit the description of the individual, and arrested him, officers said.
Mullin was charged with cruelty to animals and issued summons for riding an e-bike on a walkway, police said. He was transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility, police said.
Two Struck By Hit, Run Driver: Newark PD
Two people were struck by a driver who fled the scene in Newark on the early morning of Monday, June 24, authorities said.
At 1:34 a.m., police responded to South Munn Avenue near Plymouth Street after an e-bike driver and his passenger were struck by a vehicle, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.
After being hit, the e-bike driver struck a parked car in the area, Fragé said. Both victims were transported to a nearby hospital in stable condition, Fragé said.
The driver fled the scene, Fragé said. The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.
