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Sidewalks Are No Sanctuary: Driver Jumps Curb, Kills 3 in the Bronx
A motorist killed three people Saturday, including a 10-year-old girl, and injured three others when he drove onto a Bronx sidewalk crowded with trick-or-treaters.
November 2, 2015
Trick-or-Treaters Need Safe Streets, Not “Be Seen!” Tweets
Halloween is the worst day of the year for child pedestrian fatalities in the United States. A 2012 study by State Farm found that the average number of children killed by drivers more than doubles on October 31 compared to other days, based on federal crash data from 1990 to 2010.
October 30, 2015
Civil Suit Compels Man Who Killed Ally Liao to Stop Driving for 5 Years
A bereaved family has done what NYPD, city district attorneys, and the New York State DMV usually fail to do: impose meaningful sanctions against a reckless driver, who in this case took the life of 3-year-old Allison Liao.
October 29, 2015
DA Robert Johnson: Manslaughter Charges for Cab Driver Who Killed Two
District Attorney Robert Johnson has filed felony charges against the green cab driver who killed two people on a Bronx sidewalk.
October 20, 2015
TLC: Driver Who Hit Children on Bronx Sidewalk Works for Uber [Updated]
Warning: Graphic video
September 30, 2015
DA Ken Thompson: Charges for Punching Driver, No Charges for Killing Child
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson is prosecuting the man accused of punching the driver who killed 8-year-old Jadann Williams in Flatbush, but Thompson filed no charges against the driver.
September 2, 2015