Hit-and-Run
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Rodriguez Bill Would Use Taxi TV to Help NYPD Close Hit-and-Run Cases
A bill introduced today by City Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez [PDF] would require all street hail taxis to display notifications from NYPD about wanted hit-and-run drivers using in-vehicle screens like Taxi TV. If utilized by NYPD, the hope is the technology will help improve the department’s low closure rate for hit-and-run cases.
August 21, 2014
Bronx Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Abigail Lino Gets Six Months in Jail
A hit-and-run driver who killed a woman in the Bronx in 2013 will serve six months in jail.
June 11, 2014
Council Bill Would Fine Drivers for Leaving the Scene of a Crash
Council Members Jimmy Van Bramer and Ydanis Rodriguez have introduced a bill that would impose civil penalties for hit-and-run crashes.
June 4, 2014
Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Senior Convicted of Leaving Scene
A jury has convicted a motorist who, while driving without a license, fatally struck a Brooklyn senior and left the scene.
May 28, 2014
Brooklyn DA Secures Rare Manslaughter Conviction for Pedestrian Death
In a rare case of an apparently sober motorist facing serious penalties for a fatal crash, an unlicensed hit-and-run driver who killed one Brooklyn pedestrian and seriously injured another pled guilty to manslaughter this week.
May 21, 2014
Accused Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Killer on Trial in Brooklyn
A motorist who authorities say had a history of driving offenses and was driving without a license when he fatally struck a Brooklyn senior and fled the scene two years ago is on trial this week.
May 20, 2014
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Two People in NYC This Weekend
Hit-and-run drivers killed a pedestrian and a cyclist in Brooklyn and Queens this weekend.
May 12, 2014
Driver Fatally Strikes Bushwick Cyclist, Hits Cars, Leaves Scene [Updated]
Update: The cyclist has been identified by WNBC as Angel Torres. The driver remained at large Thursday morning.
April 9, 2014
Who Killed Kumar Ragunath? Police Seek Suspect as Advocates Call for Action
Kumar Ragunath, 64, came to New York from Guyana in 1987. Five years later, he and his wife bought a house in Jamaica near Richmond Hill. He loved to play cricket and listen to Indian music, and he kept working through his retirement to help fund college for his six grandchildren. Ragunath had been out of work since August, but recently found a job at the Queens Plaza Holiday Inn.
March 14, 2014
DA Dan Donovan: Six Months for SI Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed 5 Year Old
A Staten Island motorist who fled the scene after hitting a mother and two young children, fatally injuring the woman's 5-year-old son, will serve six months in jail under a plea deal from District Attorney Daniel Donovan.
March 4, 2014