Woman, 24, is killed in Lime moped crash in Brooklyn

Woman, 24, is killed in Lime moped crash in Brooklyn
Woman, 24, is killed in Lime moped crash in Brooklyn
Box truck driver runs over and kills woman, 24, on Lime rideshare e-moped in Brooklyn Molly Pearson, 24, was riding a Lime rental moped in Brooklyn when she was struck by a box truck, launching her body forward in front of the vehicle She was taken to the hospital with severe injuries and died four days later  The crash is reminiscent of the three fatal accidents that took place last summer in New York City with the Revel electric scooters  Lime has 1,000 scooters and 100 mopeds in NYC, and Revel has 3,000 mopeds

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A 24-year-old woman riding an electric Lime moped was struck and run over by a box truck in Brooklyn, police said. 

Molly Pearson was riding a Lime rental moped last Tuesday night when she was hit by a white box truck and thrown in front of the vehicle, which immediately ran her over. 

EMS arrived quickly on the scene and transported Pearson to Bellevue Hospital, where she clung to life before dying on Saturday. 

'It's devastating,' Pearson's mother told the New York Daily News

Pearson, 24, a New Jersey native, was described by her family her as 'kind, complicated and unapologetically herself'

Pearson, 24, a New Jersey native, was described by her family her as 'kind, complicated and unapologetically herself'

Police reported that Molly Pearson was struck by a box truck in Brooklyn while she was driving a Lime electric moped on November 2

Police reported that Molly Pearson was struck by a box truck in Brooklyn while she was driving a Lime electric moped on November 2

Police said Pearson had been driving the moped beside the box truck when the 33-year-old truck driver attempted to make a right and struck her

Police said Pearson had been driving the moped beside the box truck when the 33-year-old truck driver attempted to make a right and struck her

Pearson - who used to work at Albert's Café where she grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey - was described as someone who 'always brought an abundance of energy, joy, and an intoxicating smile,' by the café. 

Her

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