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EXCLUSIVE: Reckless Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Took Driver ‘Accountability’ Course — But It Didn’t Change a Thing
Such "safe-driving" courses are seen by some as a model for changing the behavior of reckless drivers. But there is limited evidence they work — and certainly did not in the case of Tyrik Mott.
October 6, 2021
Who Failed Baby Apolline? Literally Everyone in Multiple Agencies in All Three Branches of Government
Failure has many fathers.
September 14, 2021
Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against Reckless Driver Who Totaled Luxury Car
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against a notoriously reckless car buff who was allegedly high on drugs.
March 23, 2021
Effort to Give DOT Crash Investigation Unit Ends Up Tilting Toward Expanding NYPD’s Role
Well, if you can't beat 'em, expand 'em.
February 24, 2021
ANALYSIS: Is Jailing Killer Drivers the Only Way Forward for Street Safety?
The indictment of a killer driver earlier this year is a turning point in how prosecutors hold drivers accountable — but it also might be an inflection point as the safe-streets movement confronts the role of incarceration in making roadways safer. A deep dive.
February 9, 2021
OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Put Muscle Into Traffic Safety
The office must establish a 'Vehicular Crimes Task Force' to investigate every death or serious injury, argues candidate Diana Florence, a former ADA.
January 4, 2021
‘Honest Mistake’? Brooklyn DA Detective Offers Poor Excuse for the Kind of Illegal Parking that Kills Cyclists
Of all the people to park in a bike lane!
November 23, 2020
License Revoked For Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy Last Year
The Department of Motor Vehicles has revoked the license of the driver who killed a 10-year-old boy waiting at a bus stop in Midwood last year, a driver whom Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez declined to prosecute.
November 17, 2020
Warrant Out for Trucker Who Killed 3-Year-Old in Harlem Last Year
Jaime Sabogal, who struck little Bertin DeJesus, failed to appear in court to answer graver charges.
November 2, 2020
Cops Must Stop Victim-Blaming Crash Victims, Brooklyn Prosecutor Says
Victim-blaming plays an outsized role in reducing the imperative among the political class to fix our streets.c
October 28, 2020
