90-year-old man crossing Brooklyn street killed in hit-and-run involving moped

Benjamin Liang - Communications Coordinator

Deadly Hit and run 90 year old dead

A 90-year-old man was fatally struck by a moped in Homecrest, Brooklyn, the NYPD said Wednesday.

New surveillance video shows the elderly man, identified as Zhuo Lin Xie, crossing the intersection on Avenue U and East 14th Street on Tuesday morning, when a motorized scooter going southbound knocks him off his feet.

The driver remains on the scene for about three minutes, but slowly moves the moped to the other side of the intersection before eventually fleeing westbound.

Officials say Xie died at the hospital.

The victim's grandson sent CBS News New York a statement, which reads, in part, "We hope the authorities can find the person who did this. We are also concerned about the motorcycles running rampant in crowded residential areas."


On Wednesday night, the community showed up at the 61st Precinct Community Council meeting for answers. They want reckless drivers off the street.

"I'm outraged by this. My community is outraged by this," Sen. Stephen Chan said.

"We want to know and follow up, what's going on," Chen said.

"The captain is very worried about this because he was talking about it inside," Community Councilmember Yves Etienne said.

"We're all outraged by this. It is time for accountability," Chan said.