NYPD Chases
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NYPD Is Still Shielding NYPD Crash Data From the Public
It's been almost six months since Streetsblog filed a freedom of information request for data on traffic crashes involving NYPD personnel. NYPD has not released the data, or given us a reason for not doing so.
September 20, 2016
Driver Who Killed Man While Fleeing NYPD Pleads to Manslaughter
A driver who killed a man on a Brooklyn sidewalk while attempting to evade police pled guilty to manslaughter.
June 9, 2016
Streetsblog FOILs NYPD for Data on Crashes Involving Police
Streetsblog has filed a freedom of information request for NYPD data on traffic crashes involving NYPD personnel.
March 29, 2016
Years After Death of Ariel Russo, NYPD Chases Still Injuring and Killing People
Last week Franklin Reyes was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for the death of 4-year-old Ariel Russo.
February 22, 2016
New Report Breaks Down Crashes Involving City Agencies, Except NYPD
A new report sheds light on the extent to which drivers working for city agencies are involved in traffic collisions [PDF]. But the picture is incomplete: NYPD, the agency involved in the most pedestrian injury claims, is withholding its crash information from the city's database.
May 27, 2015
Alleged Unlicensed Driver Kills Brooklyn Pedestrian While Fleeing Police
An unlicensed driver fleeing police crashed into another vehicle and killed 21-year-old Dave Jones on a Brooklyn sidewalk Monday, raising questions about whether the officers adhered to NYPD policy on vehicular pursuits.
March 11, 2015
New York’s Top Court Exhibits Depraved Indifference to Pedestrians’ Lives
In a decision that may hinder future prosecutions of killer drivers, New York's highest court rejected the murder conviction of a car thief who fatally struck a Brooklyn pedestrian during a high-speed NYPD chase -- ruling that the defendant showed concern for others' safety by swerving around vehicles and people as he attempted to elude police.
July 23, 2014