The GoFundMe page for Jacob Priley has rasied over $80,000 already.
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New Yorkers have come together to raise thousands of dollars to help a beloved community member pay for mounting medical bills after he was struck by a driver while riding his bike in Brooklyn last week.
Jacob Priley, 30, remains in critical condition after the collision, which occurred in Park Slope on Sept. 22. According to police, Priley was riding his two-wheeler along Fifth Avenue, when he made “an abrupt left turn” at the intersection of Union Street and collided with a Nissan SUV at around 9:30 p.m.
The crash sent Priley, who was not wearing a helmet, flying off his Citi Bike, causing him to smash his head onto the pavement.
Paramedics arrived on the scene shortly after and rushed Priley to nearby Methodist Hospital, where he is still in critical condition with a traumatic brain injury. Police, meanwhile, questioned the 58-year-old Nissan driver, but have made no arrests as of Tuesday morning. The incident remains under investigation by the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad.
When news of the incident spread on social media, friends and loved ones launched a GoFundMe page to help Priley pay for his pending medical bills – which has since amassed over $84,000 in donations.
“His family has flown out to New York City to be with him, and he is getting the best possible care we can access for him. We don’t yet know what Jacob’s prognosis will be, but he is fighting for his life,” the fundraising page reads. “Any medical crisis like this entails major expenses for both him and his family, so we are fundraising to ensure that they have the support they need to defray those expenses and also put Jacob on the road to recovery.”
Priley, who works for the high-powered public relations firm BerlinRosen, had been an outspoken advocate for better bicycling infrastructure, including with the advocacy group Transportation Alternatives.
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