Overview
- Police say Trevor Lloyd Samuels, 68, was struck in a marked crosswalk at 168th Street and 93rd Avenue in Jamaica, Queens, shortly after 6:30 p.m. Friday.
- Samuels suffered a severe head injury and was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he died a short time later.
- The rider, identified by police as 26-year-old Yunior Buleje Rodriguez, was arrested at the scene and charged with aggravated unlicensed operation.
- Arraignment in Queens Criminal Court is pending, according to officials.
- Family members describe Samuels as a former correctional officer from Kingston and say they are fundraising to repatriate his body, as NYPD data show 101 traffic deaths citywide this year, down 10% from last year.