Hit-and-Run
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Hit-and-Run Driver Murders Cyclist, So 90th Precinct Tickets People on Bikes
A hit-and-run driver killed a cyclist in Williamsburg this weekend. Though police believe the motorist ran over the victim on purpose, the 90th Precinct responded by ticketing cyclists and handing out bike safety fliers.
July 5, 2016
Why No Charges From Cy Vance for Hit-and-Run Killing of Noah Goldstein?
Nearly two weeks have passed since a sanitation truck driver struck and killed 21-year-old Noah Goldstein near Columbus Circle and left the scene. The driver has been identified, yet police and Manhattan DA Cy Vance have filed no charges. The truck operator who killed Goldstein is free to keep driving on NYC streets.
June 30, 2016
NYC Motorists Killed Four People Walking and Biking This Weekend
New York City motorists killed four people walking and biking this weekend. One of the victims was struck in a Midtown crosswalk while crossing with the right of way, but NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance haven't filed charges against the driver.
June 13, 2016
Driver Who Injured Woman on Manhattan Sidewalk Pleads to Two Felonies
Update: Tiffany Murdaugh was sentenced to two to six years in prison.
June 3, 2016
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 45-Year-Old Man Crossing 21st Street in Astoria
Update: The victim in this crash was identified as Sean Crume, age 45, according to NYPD.
April 7, 2016
NYPD Clears Hit-and-Run Driver and Blames Deceased Victim in the Press
NYPD says a man struck by a hit-and-run driver in East Harlem killed himself by lying in the street. While psychologizing the deceased victim to the press, police defended the driver, and filed no charges against him for leaving the scene of a fatal crash.
March 24, 2016
Driver Who Killed Charity Hicks Pleads to Homicide and Leaving the Scene
The hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a Detroit woman as she waited for a bus in Hell's Kitchen pled guilty to homicide and felony leaving the scene. He will serve a minimum of two and a maximum of six years in prison, pursuant to a judge's plea offer.
March 22, 2016
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Three Victims in Four Hours on Sunday [Updated]
Correction: Park Slope Stoop reports that the Park Slope victim was walking, not riding a bike. The copy in this post has been altered accordingly.
February 29, 2016
Donovan Richards Wants Safer Conditions at Deadly Rosedale Intersection
City Council Member Donovan Richards wants DOT to put speed cameras at the Rosedale intersection where a hit-and-run driver killed a teenage girl earlier this month -- a request the city may not be able to fulfill due to restrictions imposed by Albany. Richards also urged DOT to make physical improvements to protect people from speeding drivers.
February 23, 2016
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 16-Year-Old Girl on 40 MPH Queens Speedway
A hit-and-run driver killed a teenage girl in Rosedale early Wednesday morning.
February 10, 2016