Priscilla Loke, 69, is killed after an e-bike rider slammed into her along a New York City Chinatown sidewalk and then fled the area

A 69-year-old beloved educator in New York City died days after being struck by a rider of an e-bike - and the cops inexpiably let the suspect go. 

Now, as the family demands answers, police are asking the public for help finding the man. 

Priscilla Loke, the assistant director of Chinatown Head Start, was on her way to work when a cyclist crashed into her earlier this month. Three days after being hit, Loke died at the hospital. 

However, in the immediate aftermath of the crash, the suspect spoke to police before they allowed him to ride away on his Citibike e-bike. 

NYPD recently released surveillance footage of the hit-and-run suspect and asked for help identifying him. 

Priscilla Loke, the assistant director of Chinatown Head Start, was on her way to work when a cyclist crashed into her earlier this month 

Grainy surveillance video shows the man heading north on Chrystie Street and hitting Loke who was crossing the intersection at Grand Street at around 10.27am

Video shows the man heading north on Chrystie Street and hitting Loke who was crossing the intersection at Grand Street at around 10.27am. The suspect tried to prop her up against a plastic barrier after the collision. 

The suspect is then seen in the video walking over to a NYPD vehicle across the street and talking to police officers. 

He then walked away, and as the officers approached, the suspect got back on his e-bike and left the scene. He passed by an officer who did not seem to stop him in the video.

Loke was sent to Bellevue Hospital and died three days later.

The Loke's family wants to know why the police let the suspect away without even getting his name.

'Does this person know that he hit somebody, and that person is dead now?' Liz Ouyang, Loke's long-time friend, asked.

Ouyang organized a group called the Committee to Support Priscilla, which is composed of Loke's family and supporters.

The group is requesting a meeting with senior NYPD officials including Commissioner Edward Caban, the police report and videos from the NYPD's surveillance cameras at the crash's location.

Loke did not have children, she was like a grandmother and mother to generations of families at Head Start preschool program, Loke's family told PIX11 News.

Weng Wai Ho, Loke's nephew, said: 'If only the cyclist had been more responsible, this wouldn't have happened.'

The police fell short in handling Loke's case, according to the family.

The suspect was seen talking to police after the crash

However, NYPD officers did not detain him and allowed him to go back to his bike and leave the area

Now, as Loke's family demands answers, police are asking the public for help finding the man.

The suspect is described as Black with short hair and a slim build, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt and was carrying a light blue shoulder bag

The Collision Investigation Squad didn't shut down the intersection until an hour after the crash to collect evidence, the family said. 

The family also demands to see the records from Citibike. 

The suspect is described as Black with short hair and a slim build, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt and was carrying a light blue shoulder bag. 

NYPD has been reached for comments.  

Loke is not the first victim of e-bikes in the big apple. 

Brian Boyd, 25, fled the scene after he hit Gone Girl actress Lisa Banes on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He rushed to get his bike repaired, leaving the savaged star bleeding on the floor. 

He was charged with reckless manslaughter last year and faced one to three years in prison. 

At least 119 people died while riding electric scooters or e-bikes from 2017 through 2021, according to a study by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board. 

In other cases, lithium-ion batteries found in e-bikes, e-scooters and electronic vehicles are bursting homes into flames. 

In June, the garage of a home in Bass Hill in Sydney's southwest erupted into flames after a man accidentally charged a faulty battery for his e-bike, which he'd bought off a friend.

On the same day in Orange, in NSW's central west, another fire broke out in a garage after a lithium battery a man had been using to charge his drone, exploded.