U-Haul rampage victim died striving for ‘American dream’
BAY RIDGE — Three years ago, YiJie Ye was on a routine delivery run in Brooklyn on his motorized scooter when he was in a crash with another vehicle. The collision left the father of three injured and unable to work, but soon he was back on the road supporting his children.
On Monday, he was hit again, though this time it was no accident. Ye was one of nine people who were struck by a U-Haul driven by a man who authorities said went on a miles-long (kilometers-long) rampage, barreling into bicyclists, moped riders, a police car and one pedestrian before he was captured.
Eight people survived the attack. Ye did not.