Teen Dies In Hempstead E-Bike Crash; Driver Arrested After Fleeing: NCPD

HEMPSTEAD, NY — A teenager died after an e-bike collision with a car in Hempstead on Saturday, Nassau County police said.

Police identified the teenager as 18-year-old Harrison Steve Crespin Alvarez of Hempstead.

On Nov. 8 at 11:30 p.m., the teenager was riding an e-bike southbound on Franklin Avenue when he was involved in a collision with a 2014 Jeep traveling eastbound on Peninsula Boulevard and driven by a 54-year-old, police said.

The teenager suffered trauma to his head and body and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased, police said.

According to police, the Jeep driver left the scene, and upon investigation, William Reyes of Hempstead was arrested.

Reyes was charged with leaving the scene of an incident with a fatality and was arraigned on Nov. 9 at First District Court in Hempstead, police said.