Derek Lake

Derek Lake had recently finished directing his first feature film when he was killed while riding along Houston Street. Three weeks prior he had bought a bike to commute to his job in Manhattan from his apartment in Brooklyn.
Derek was hit by a tractor-trailer heading west near LaGuardia Street when he lost control of the bike as he rode over a steel plate in the rain. The driver of the truck was not charged, but given summonses for six violations involving his vehicle’s equipment. The company in charge of construction on Houston Street was issued six citations for failure to maintain steel plates.
"I was just so astonished by his talent," Mr. Mullon, Derek’s employer, said. "I thought, one day he's going to be a great director."

In 2009, we replaced the original ghost bike which had been damaged and vandalised.