Hit-and-run moped crash in NYC sparking more calls for scooter regulation

NEW YORK (PIX11) -- A Manhattan mother and special education teacher is in the hospital awaiting surgery after being nearly killed by a moped.

Witnesses told PIX11 News the driver, who thought she was dead, took off running. 

New York City streets have evolved into superhighways, with vehicles navigating alongside pedestrians, cyclists, e-bikes, scooters, motorcycles and now, mopeds. 

But their drivers are largely zipping around unregistered and unlicensed. A disturbing video from Inwood shows Keri Roy, 57, lying unconscious, face down in the street after being run over by an illegal moped she last saw racing through a red light.

"I just remember thinking, please don't hit me," Keri said. 

A month after being mowed down, the mother of four is back in the hospital awaiting a second surgery. "I broke my eye socket, cheekbone, sinus cavity, and jaw. I have nerve damage," Keri explained. 

She was knocked out for fifteen minutes.

"I woke up grateful I’m alive because, you know, I have four kids and they could have lost their mom," she said.

This year, the DOT reports 12 people haven’t been as fortunate—they were all killed on city streets by mopeds, wi...