Hit-and-Run
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Cops Hunting BMW Driver Who Killed Pedestrian In Astoria Hit-And-Run
A driver who fled the scene of a crash on foot remains at-large hours after striking and killing a pedestrian in Astoria, Queens, cops said.
October 20, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: Getting Away With It Edition
NYPD on Tuesday announced the arrest of a driver for killing a woman on a motorized scooter last June. Plus other news.
April 19, 2023
Cops Say They’ve Arrested Hit-and-Run Driver Who Gravely Injured Pro Hoops Star
The arrest came only after the victim's family pressured the NYPD to reopen a case that detectives had closed.
January 11, 2023
Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?
The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can't be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in those crashes may lead to more questions than answers.
January 9, 2023
Cops Say They’ve Arrested the ‘Ghost Truck’ Driver Who Killed a 5-Year-Old
Police say they have arrested the pickup truck driver who ran over and killed a 5-year-old boy in Queens earlier this month.
September 21, 2022
Four More Perps Sought in Hit-and-Run Rampages
Cops are now looking for four hit-and-run perps who killed one pedestrian and injured five people, including one walker injured in a rare bike-on-ped incident.
August 15, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Cops Questioned Driver in Fatal Brooklyn Hit-and-Run But Just Let Him Go
A review of the NYPD investigation of the hit-and-run killing of Imorne Horton raises questions about police procedures and whether the NYPD and the Brooklyn District Attorney are sufficiently concerned about holding killer drivers accountable.
April 18, 2022
ONE YEAR LATER: NYPD Has No Answers for Grieving Mom of Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Victim
"I have nothing. I have nothing," she told Streetsblog this week as she prepared a small vigil with her two surviving children at the crash site at Court Street on Thursday at around 4:30 p.m.
February 24, 2022
Cops Say They’ve Arrested the Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Beloved Teacher on McGuinness Blvd
The death so horrified the community that McGuinness cleaves that then-Mayor de Blasio immediately announced that the roadway would undergo a $40-million facelift, which remains in the planning stage.
February 22, 2022
Cops Charge Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Queens Cyclist Last Year
The hit-and-run driver who killed a teen cyclist in College Point last June has finally been arrested and charged, cops said.
February 15, 2022
