"A woman killed by an e-bike in Brooklyn had just stepped off a bus and was on her way to work when she was struck, her daughter said Tuesday. Theresa Valenti, 60, worked in construction management, and was just getting ready to start her day when an e-bike rider zipping west in the bike lane on Flushing Ave. slammed into her near N. Elliott Place by the Brooklyn Navy Yard around 7:15 a.m., police said."
""I'm devastated my mother is gone," Rebic said. "She is an amazing woman. She shouldn't have died like this. We are shocked. She was the best anyone can be." Valenti's ex-husband, Peter Rebic, 64, said the family is crushed. "She was an amazing woman who worked her whole life," he said. Peter Rebic said he was reserving judgment until he knows more about what happened."
Theresa Valenti, 60, was struck and killed by an e-bike in Brooklyn after stepping off a bus while heading to work. The collision occurred around 7:15 a.m. on Flushing Ave. near N. Elliott Place by the Brooklyn Navy Yard as an e-bike rider zipping west in the bike lane slammed into her while she crossed mid-block. Valenti was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Brooklyn Methodist and died about 50 minutes later. The 39-year-old rider and a 41-year-old passenger on the same e-bike were taken to the same hospital in stable condition. Family members expressed devastation, awaited video of the incident, and criticized e-bike dangers.
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