NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A speeding e-bike rider died after he hit a speed bump and was sent careening into a utility pole in Queens on Monday evening, police said.
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The 48-year-old victim was riding a Fly Z6 e-bike at a “high rate of speed” down Maurice Avenue in Maspeth around 6:40 p.m. when he struck a speed bump near 53rd Avenue and lost control.
The e-bike then barreled into a utility pole, according to a preliminary investigation by police.
EMS rushed the victim to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as Jaime Aguilar, of Corona.
The NYPD said an investigation into the crash is ongoing. No other injuries were reported.
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