Beloved NYC comedian Kenny DeForest killed in e-bike accident
LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 613 -- Pictured: Comedian Kenny DeForest performs on November 22, 2017 -- (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
NEW YORK - New York City-based comedian Kenny DeForest has died after an e-bike accident in New York City.
DeForest, 37, was reportedly on a Citi Bike near the intersection of Rogers Avenue and Sterling Place in Brooklyn, when he crashed and hit the ground, striking his head.
The crash had initially been reported as a hit-and-run, but according to The Guardian, a friend of DeForest's said that he had learned from an EMS report that it was an e-bike crash.
DeForest was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he "underwent neurological surgery to remove a piece of his skull and relieve pressure from a brain bleed."
DeForest died on December 13.
A GoFundMe started by DeForest's friend and fellow comedian Ryan Beck to help Deforest's family cover his medical bills has raised over $150,000.
DeForest had appeared on NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers," CBS' "The Late Late Show with James Corden" and the HBO show "Crashing."