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A Car Driver Ripped Off a Woman’s Leg in Broad Daylight
A Brooklyn driver drove onto a busy sidewalk in central Williamsburg and maimed a 33-year-old pedestrian. Why can't our officials prevent this kind of predictable incident?
December 10, 2025
‘Preventable’: Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Two on Third Av. Corridor Eric Adams Refuses to Make Safer
A motorist struck and killed two men on a strip where Mayor Adams recently shelved a safety redesign amid a backlash from local business interests.
July 11, 2025
Cyclist Badly Injured By Driver Fleeing Cops
Authorities refused to comment on allegations that the crash was the result of another police chase.
December 18, 2024
SEE IT: Driver Rams and Critically Injures DSNY Worker; No Charges
A distracted driver slammed into the back of a Department of Sanitation waste truck, severely injuring one of the agency's workers yet was not charged.
December 17, 2024
‘Stars On Cars’ Rating System Will Finally Grade How Safe Vehicles Are For People Their Drivers Hit
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has finally changed the nation's consumer safety rating system for new automobiles to accommodate vulnerable road users.
November 21, 2024
Totaled Jerk: Reckless Driver Swerves Around School Bus, Crashes in Queens
A reckless driver with a record of road violations sped into a parked school bus in Elmhurst.
September 24, 2024
The Car Stole Our Bliss — And It Started 125 Years Ago Today
The automobile got its first taste of blood 125 years ago tomorrow — and it's never been able to kick the habit.
September 13, 2024
Walk this Way: Feds Finally Want Car Safety Standards to Apply to People Outside the Vehicle
In the midst of a two-decade rise, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed new rules to "reduce fatalities among pedestrians."
September 10, 2024
Podcast: What If We Treated Car Crash Sites Like Disaster Zones?
What if our number one concern after a car crash wasn't getting traffic moving again, but making the road safer so no one else gets hurt?
August 8, 2024
Brooklyn Man Dies 12 Years After Hit-and-Run Crash That Confined Him to a Hospital Bed
The driver fled the scene of crash in 2012 and was never caught by police.
June 11, 2024
