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Bensonhurst man killed after crashing stand-up electric scooter

Ruben Arevalo, 55, struck a defect in the road, sending him flying off his scooter just before 9:30 p.m. on May 17 near 58 Street and 19 Avenue.

Zoe Cosgrove

Jun 2, 2026, 10:52 PM

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Police say a Bensonhurst man was killed after crashing his stand-up electric scooter less than a mile from his home.

Ruben Arevalo, 55, struck a defect in the road, sending him flying off his scooter just before 9:30 p.m. on May 17 near 58 Street and 19 Avenue.

Emergency responders found Arevalo with severe head trauma and rushed him to Maimonides Medical Center, where he died.

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