E-bike rider killed in crash with pickup truck in Medford

Police are investigating an early-morning crash that killed a Queens man riding an e-bike in Medford on Friday.

The collision occurred at the intersection of Route 112 and Woodside Avenue at 6:17 a.m., Suffolk County police said in an email.

Police identified the e-bike rider as Gilberto Guilbe, 35, of Far Rockaway, and said he was headed east on Woodside Avenue when he collided with a 1998 Chevrolet pickup truck headed north on Route 112.

The teen pickup truck driver was not injured — and, has not been charged, police said.

Guilbe was transported to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk in Patchogue, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Fifth Squad detectives are asking anyone with information about the crash to contact them at 631-854-8552. Police said both the e-bike and pickup truck were impounded for safety checks.

By John Valenti

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John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”