Woman Arrested After Unicycle Collision: Describes Scene in Reddit Post

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a serious collision in Central Park that left a man critically injured earlier this week, police said.

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The crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 30, near 60th Street and West Drive. According to the NYPD, a 40-year-old man riding an electric unicycle was struck by the woman who was riding a bicycle. The man sustained severe injuries and was transported by EMS to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was listed in critical but stable condition (as of writing, nothing has changed regarding his condition). The cyclist fled the scene before officers arrived, according to the initial police report.

On Tuesday, July 2, police confirmed that an individual had been arrested in connection with the case. The woman was taken into custody at 10:20 a.m. and charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Serious Injury.

Shortly after the incident, a Reddit user believed to be the cyclist involved shared a detailed account of the crash. In the post, she described being thrown from her bike just before exiting the park, saying she heard a “horrific zooming noise” before the collision, and that the man riding the unicycle “was going incredibly fast and not wearing a helmet.” She also said she walked away with a bruised tailbone, but noted that the man on the unicycle “did not seem so lucky,” describing his condition as “very, very bad.” She also noted that “the ambulance got there pretty quickly.”

The Reddit post quickly circulated among the city’s cycling community and was flagged to ILTUWS by a tipster (thanks, Tim E) who claimed the woman had voluntarily come forward. When we asked the NYPD whether the woman turned herself in voluntarily, the officer we spoke with said “it appears she did” but could not confirm for sure. The officer also told us that the woman left immediately after the collision–that she didn’t stop and wait–which seems to contradict her Reddit account.

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Here’s the full Reddit post:

cautionary Central Park post
byu/PerspectiveSea9511 inNYCbike

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