Curb Jumping
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Curb-Jumping Cab Driver Hospitalizes at Least One Pedestrian on East Side
A cab driver jumped a curb and hit at least one pedestrian on the East Side this morning, in an NYPD precinct that does not enforce speeding.
November 6, 2013
Charles Hynes Brings Rare Felony Charge in Vehicular Killing of 9-Year-Old
Two motorists were charged for killing pedestrians in the Bronx and Brooklyn this weekend. The alleged driver in the Wakefield crash was charged with murder, and there's a solid chance that if convicted he will face significant jail time. And though the outcome of the case is far from certain, District Attorney Charles Hynes brought a rare felony charge against the man who allegedly drove onto a sidewalk and struck a 9-year-old boy in Fort Greene.
November 4, 2013
Still No Charges From Queens DA Brown Against Driver Who Hit Five Kids
Nearly a month after a motorist mounted a curb and hit a group of kids near a school in Maspeth, no charges have been filed by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. It appears Brown's office is leaving it up to NYPD to decide whether prosecutors will pursue a case.
October 8, 2013
With No Charges From Cy Vance or NYPD, Curb-Jumping Cabbie Driving Again
Six weeks after cab driver Mohammed Himon drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and hit tourist Sian Green, severing her leg, Green is back home in England. Meanwhile, Himon is again driving a taxi, as no charges have been filed against him by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
October 2, 2013
No Charges for Curb-Jumping Driver Who Killed Michael Munoz in Queens
Another curb-jumping driver has killed a NYC pedestrian, and as usual no charges have been filed by NYPD.
September 24, 2013
Street Improvements Alone Won’t Prevent the Next Curb-Jump Crash
A child who was struck by a curb-jumping motorist near a Maspeth school last Thursday died two days later. Parents this week vented to Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and DOT about unsafe conditions in the area. No charges have been filed against the driver by NYPD or Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, and after immediately declaring the crash an "accident," Crowley has had nothing to say about the investigation.
September 20, 2013
NYPD: “No Evidence of Wrongdoing” in Curb-Jump Crash That Killed Senior
Two drivers, one of them unlicensed, collided at an intersection in Dyker Heights late Tuesday morning with sufficient force to send a pickup truck through a bus shelter where several people were waiting for the B4. James McCloskey, 71, was killed. NYPD says no one did anything wrong.
September 19, 2013
Council Member Mark Weprin: Driving on a NYC Sidewalk Should Not Be Legal
Ride a bike on a sidewalk in New York City and you are subject not only to a traffic ticket, but a criminal summons. Amazingly, there is no commensurate penalty for the curb-jumping motorist, despite the potential to inflict far greater harm, and countless deaths and injuries that occur every year. Unless intoxication is a factor, prosecutions are rare -- even for crashes that result in death -- possibly in part because the act of driving on a city sidewalk is itself not a crime.
September 18, 2013
CIS Investigating Crash That Maimed Three Kids; So Far, Richard Brown Is Not
NYPD says the Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the Thursday curb-jump crash that injured five children in Maspeth, but District Attorney Richard Brown's office says no subpoenas for cell phone records or EDR data have been issued, as police have determined there is "no criminality." At least three of the victims remain in the hospital with serious injuries.
September 13, 2013
Driver Jumps a Curb and Hits Five Children Near Queens School
A motorist dropping his child off at school jumped a curb and injured several students in Queens this morning, according to officials and published reports.
September 12, 2013
