James-Scot Zachary Gregg
James-Scot Zachary Gregg
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Age: 33
Location:
Sterling Place and 6th Avenue
Park Slope
Brooklyn , NY
United States
Known also as JZ and Zackary, James Gregg was co-owner of The Great Georgiana (248 DeKalb Avenue), he was struck and killed while riding his bike in Prospect Heights one morning in April.
According to his obituary
He was...A
fixture in the neighborhood of Clinton Hill, many had the good fortune
of being graced by his exuberance, warmth, and bright spirit.
From CBSNewYork — The death of a bicyclist in Brooklyn has local leaders demanding a crackdown on truck drivers who go off route.
The man killed on Sixth Avenue lived just blocks away, and was headed
home on Wednesday morning when an unauthorized truck cut his ride
short, CBS2’s Valerie Castro reported.
Friends honored the life of 33-year-old James Gregg with flowers and
candles placed at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Sterling Place where he
was killed.
“He was always on the bike, so he was probably out for his morning bike ride,” Mike Keenan said.
Police said Gregg was headed south on Sixth Avenue in the
same direction as a large truck, when somehow he collided with the back
tires.
“He may have found himself squeezed a bit and not realized
the truck was passing him, and he got clipped by the back tires. It’s
very tragic,” Keenan said.
Surveillance video shows the truck stop in the middle of the intersection just after the accident happened.
Many people heard the collision.
“I was asleep and I heard what I think was a screech and a bang and a screech of tires,” Peter Foges said.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams called attention the
fact that large 18-wheelers like the one in this accident are not
permitted to drive on Sixth Avenue without the proper permit.
“Sixth Avenue is a residential. It’s not a truck route,” Adams said.
Police said the driver in the accident was issued a summons for driving off route.
Residents said despite regulations trucks often roll through, and they say police rarely stop them.
“Open tolerance of it by the Police Department is like a de
facto acceptance. We’ve had very little summonses given,” Keenan said.
Adams called the practice unacceptable.
“We cannot continue to have trucks and other vehicles in places where they’re not supposed to be,” he said.
The street safety advocacy group Transportation Alternatives
said this death should serve as a call to the city to add more bike
lanes, and aggressively fight against reckless driving.
Gothamist also reported on the fatal crash and aftermath - stating that the driver recieved 5 summons.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Age: 33
Location:
Sterling Place and 6th Avenue
Park Slope
Brooklyn , NY
United States
Known also as JZ and Zackary, James Gregg was co-owner of The Great Georgiana (248 DeKalb Avenue), he was struck and killed while riding his bike in Prospect Heights one morning in April.
According to his obituary
He was...A
fixture in the neighborhood of Clinton Hill, many had the good fortune
of being graced by his exuberance, warmth, and bright spirit.
From CBSNewYork — The death of a bicyclist in Brooklyn has local leaders demanding a crackdown on truck drivers who go off route.
The man killed on Sixth Avenue lived just blocks away, and was headed
home on Wednesday morning when an unauthorized truck cut his ride
short, CBS2’s Valerie Castro reported.
Friends honored the life of 33-year-old James Gregg with flowers and
candles placed at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Sterling Place where he
was killed.
“He was always on the bike, so he was probably out for his morning bike ride,” Mike Keenan said.
Police said Gregg was headed south on Sixth Avenue in the
same direction as a large truck, when somehow he collided with the back
tires.
“He may have found himself squeezed a bit and not realized
the truck was passing him, and he got clipped by the back tires. It’s
very tragic,” Keenan said.
Surveillance video shows the truck stop in the middle of the intersection just after the accident happened.
Many people heard the collision.
“I was asleep and I heard what I think was a screech and a bang and a screech of tires,” Peter Foges said.
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams called attention the
fact that large 18-wheelers like the one in this accident are not
permitted to drive on Sixth Avenue without the proper permit.
“Sixth Avenue is a residential. It’s not a truck route,” Adams said.
Police said the driver in the accident was issued a summons for driving off route.
Residents said despite regulations trucks often roll through, and they say police rarely stop them.
“Open tolerance of it by the Police Department is like a de
facto acceptance. We’ve had very little summonses given,” Keenan said.
Adams called the practice unacceptable.
“We cannot continue to have trucks and other vehicles in places where they’re not supposed to be,” he said.
The street safety advocacy group Transportation Alternatives
said this death should serve as a call to the city to add more bike
lanes, and aggressively fight against reckless driving.
Gothamist also reported on the fatal crash and aftermath - stating that the driver recieved 5 summons.