A bicyclist was fatally struck by an unlicensed livery driver in East Harlem Monday morning, cops said.
Jerrison Garcia, 25, was riding south on Park Avenue alongside the cab at around 5:15 a.m. when the driver, Nojeem Odunfa, 65, made a left turn onto East 108th Street and struck him, police said.
Garcia was dragged for several feet before the cab finally came to a halt, police sources said.
The victim was rushed to nearby Mount Sinai Hospital in traumatic arrest and later succumbed to his injuries, officials said.
Odunfa, of The Bronx, stayed at the scene where he was given a Breathalyzer test and passed, police sources said.
Odunfa had a suspended license and was taken into custody, cops said.
He was charged with aggravated unlicensed operator, and received a violation for not yielding the right of way and another for having no license.
Meanwhile, hours later, a bicyclist was left fighting for her life after she was struck by a car in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
The young woman was pedaling along McGuiness Boulevard just before 2 p.m. when she turn onto Greenpoint Avenue at the same time as a gray Suzuki Grand Vitara, officials said.
“We were at the intersection waiting to make a left,” the driver told The Post. “The light changed, and she kind of flew out in front of us.”
The bicyclist was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in traumatic arrest, authorities said.