Hit-and-Run
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Hit-And-Run Rogue Driver Caught After Seriously Injuring Cycling Senior in Heart of the City
A reckless driver struck a cyclist on Second Avenue then fled. He was later caught, but the victim suffered life-changing injuries.
July 30, 2025
Monday’s Headlines: Another Fatal Flight from Police Edition
Another cyclist has been killed by another driver fleeing police. Plus other news (including a hilarious SNL sketch about Assembly Member Harvey Epstein).
November 4, 2024
Tow Truck Stealing Scofflaw Still Not Caught By NYPD
Streetsblog ran the plates, the scofflaw has 13 school zone speed camera violations!
September 11, 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
SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Driver With Fake Plate Seriously Injures Cyclist
The 5 p.m. crash occurred at Flushing and Waverly avenue near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
March 28, 2024
Woman Fatally Struck By Hit-and-Run Driver in Queens
It's the latest death in an already bloody year on New York City streets.
February 1, 2024
Police Nab One Half of Hit-and-Run Duo Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens Last Year
Cops cuffed a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a 68-year-old pedestrian in Queens late last year. The second driver who hit the victim before also fleeing the scene is still on the loose.
January 11, 2024
Another Cyclist Killed in One of the Deadliest Years on Record
A rider of an electric bike was killed by a hit-and-run truck driver on Northern Boulevard early on Thursday morning.
December 28, 2023
Cops Say They Have Arrested One of the Two Drivers Who Killed Beloved Senior
The other driver who also hit 79-year-old Yvonne Sandiford remains at large — though cops can't say which.
December 15, 2023
Judge Orders Trial for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Turned Down ‘Reasonable’ Sentencing Offer
Judge Brendan Lantry turns down driver's request for mere probation for killing a delivery worker in 2022. The trial will start in January.
December 6, 2023
