Scooter rider killed in car crash on Upper East Side; driver arrested
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A scooter rider was killed in a collision with an SUV on the Upper East Side late Sunday night, ABC News 7 reports.
The incident occurred just before midnight on East 79th Street, where a Volvo SUV traveling eastbound collided with an eastbound scooter.
The scooter operator was pronounced dead at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
The 26-year-old driver of the SUV, identified as Shraga Orgad, sustained minor injuries and was also taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Orgad was charged with driving without a license. Police believe he was speeding through a red light at the time of the crash.
The investigation is ongoing.
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