Hit-and-Run
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DA Cy Vance Wins Conviction in Washington Heights Hit-and-Run Killing
A driver charged with fatally striking a man in Washington Heights and leaving the scene was sentenced to prison yesterday.
February 5, 2016
Charges Reduced in Manhattan Hit-and-Run Death of Charity Hicks
Charges have been reduced against a driver who allegedly killed a woman on a Manhattan sidewalk and fled the scene.
February 4, 2016
NYC Motorists Kill 2 Pedestrians and Critically Injure 2 Others in 3 Days
In four separate crashes since Thursday, at least two people have been struck and killed while walking, and two others were critically injured.
February 1, 2016
Richard Brown: Probation for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Kamil Gorski
A driver charged with a felony for the hit-and-run death of a Queens pedestrian was sentenced to probation as a result of a plea deal from District Attorney Richard Brown.
January 22, 2016
Felony Hit-and-Run Charge for Driver Who Allegedly Killed Can Reng Ma
A suspect was arrested and charged in the hit-and-run killing of cyclist Can Reng Ma in Sheepshead Bay, and NYPD is making exculpatory statements on the alleged driver's behalf.
January 21, 2016
NYPD: Still Defending Hit-and-Run Drivers to the Press [Updated]
Update: As of late Wednesday afternoon police have a suspect in custody and charges are pending, according to NYPD.
January 20, 2016
Will Meaningful Hit-and-Run Reform Be on Albany’s 2016 Agenda?
Governor Cuomo has vetoed bills that would have set back efforts to reform state hit-and-run statutes.
December 14, 2015
How Seriously Does Queens DA Richard Brown Take Hit-and-Run Killings?
As family members rallied for justice for Queens hit-and-run victim Ovidio Jaramillo yesterday, District Attorney Richard Brown agreed to drop felony charges against another driver who left a pedestrian to die in the street.
December 11, 2015
NYPD Doesn’t Want to Track NYC’s 38,000+ Annual Hit-and-Run Crashes
There have been 38,000 hit-and-run crashes in NYC so far this year, 4,000 of which injured people, the NYPD revealed at today’s City Council transportation committee meeting. Of 48 recorded “catastrophic” hit-and-run incidents, resulting death or serious injury, only 28 have led to prosecutions of any sort.
December 2, 2015
Today: Urge Cuomo to Amend or Kill Disastrous Albany Hit-and-Run Bill
District attorneys and traffic safety advocates across the state are asking Governor Cuomo to kill a bill that would stall efforts to reform state laws that create an incentive for drunk drivers to leave the scene of harmful crashes.
December 2, 2015