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Speeder in Manhattan: Scooter rider dies in accident with Volvo driver without license

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A 19-year-old man riding a gasoline-powered scooter was killed in a collision with an unlicensed Volvo driver on the Upper East Side, police said Monday.

The victim ran a red light while heading downtown on Second Avenue and was struck by the Volvo driven by a 36-year-old man heading east on East 79th Street around 11:50 p.m. Sunday, police said.

An officer from the NYPD's 19th Precinct and a city worker cleared debris from the street at the corner of 79th Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan early Monday, July 15, 2024. Earlier, the Volvo pictured was involved in an accident with a moped rider, who was pronounced dead at the scene around 4:30 a.m. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News)
Police and city workers cleared debris from the street at the corner of E. 79th St. and Second Ave. in Manhattan early Monday. (Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Daily News)

Paramedics took the victim to nearby New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell, but he could not be saved.

Volvo driver Shraga Orgad of Brooklyn was charged with driving without a license.

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