A New York City man was killed “instantly” when his Peloton exercise bike overturned and severed an artery in his neck in the middle of a home workout, his mother claims in a newly reported lawsuit.
Ryan Furtado, 32, was found dead by police in his downtown Brooklyn apartment on January 13, 2022, according to a lawsuit filed in Kings County Supreme Court.
Furtado was completing one of the exercise giant’s “Core” workouts at the time, which required him to get off the bike to perform the exercise on the floor, claims court documents filed by his mother, Johanna Furtado.
“Upon rising from the practice, Ryan used the bicycle to help him get up,” the filing said.
“The bike spun and hit his neck and face severing the carotid artery in his neck and killing him instantly.”
When NYPD officers found him, the bike was “still resting on his neck and face,” states the suit, which was filed quietly in March.
Ryan Furtado, 32, was found dead by police in his downtown Brooklyn apartment in January 2022 after the Peloton he was driving fell on his neck, the lawsuit alleges. Facebook / Ryan Furtado
Furtado’s mother claims that the exercise giant instructed riders to “use the bike for stretching” during its classes — but “stressed the bike by pulling and pushing” causing the equipment to “become unstable and fall over,” according to the filing.
Further, the suit alleges that Peloton failed to adequately warn riders that withdrawing from the floor mid-training would increase the “unknown risk of injury to the user, as was the case with Ryan.”
“There is only one warning label on the Subject Bicycle located on the front, right, leg when there should be more labels attached to the stem and base to adequately warn the user of the injury that can occur if the Subject Bicycle is used to pull. get yourself up off the floor while exercising,” the filing said.
The Peloton bike was “still resting on his neck and face” when Furtado was found by police after the ordeal on January 13, 2022, according to court papers.Getty Images
The suit added that Peloton’s bikes were “defective and/or unreasonably dangerous.”
“As a direct and proximate result of the above Peloton conduct, Ryan was killed,” the suit states.
Peloton, however, claimed in its own court filings that Furtado’s death and “alleged injuries were caused by misuse or abuse of the product.”
An attorney for the company did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment Thursday.
The suit, filed by his mother, Johanna Furtado, claims Furtado was completing one of the exercise giant’s “Core” workouts at the time. Instagram / Ryan Furtado
Furtado’s mother is seeking payment from the company to cover her son’s final health care expenses, funeral and burial costs, as well as damages for her own pain and suffering.
The lawsuit is believed to detail the first known fatality involving one of Peloton’s bikes, according to the Daily Beast, which first reported the case on Wednesday.
It is the latest story for the company involved, which saw trading plummet during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has since been hit by a string of accidents and recalls involving its products.
In 2021, a 6-year-old child died after choking on a Peloton treadmill, while a 3-year-old boy suffered “significant brain injury” following an incident involving the now-discontinued Peloton Tread Plus.
Earlier this year, Peloton Interactive was forced to recall 2.2 million exercise bikes due to the risk of injury from seat-related issues – a move that sent shares plummeting.
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