NYPD Crash Investigations
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Does Cy Vance Use His Surveillance Camera Bank to Fight Traffic Violence?
In New York City, if you hit someone with a motor vehicle and keep driving, odds are you will get away with it. NYPD made arrests in just 25 percent of fatal hit-and-run crashes in 2012, according to Transportation Alternatives. And in many cases where the driver is eventually identified, a simple "I didn't see her" is all it takes to satisfy prosecutors and police.
December 12, 2014
Teen Driver Kills Senior on Street With No Sidewalks, NYPD Blames Victim
A teenage driver ran over a senior on a street with no sidewalks Sunday, and NYPD cast blame on the victim. The crash occurred in a police precinct where motorists have killed at least three pedestrians in 2014.
December 8, 2014
Driver Not Charged for Killing Girl, 10, and Injuring Mother in Borough Park
A motorist killed a 10-year-old girl and injured her pregnant mother as the pair crossed a street in Borough Park Tuesday night. Blima Friedman was at least the eighth child age 14 and under killed by a New York City driver in 2014, and the third in the last six weeks.
December 3, 2014
More Arterial Carnage: Driver Seriously Injures Woman on Atlantic [Updated]
Update: A witness to this crash contacted Streetsblog. His account has been added to the post.
November 21, 2014
NYPD Blames Teen Killed by SI Motorist Before Completing Investigation
NYPD says it's still investigating the death of a teenage jogger who was struck by a motorist on Staten Island, but that didn't stop the department from publicizing a "preliminary" finding claiming the victim was at fault. Based on NYPD investigations into this crash and others, it's open season on pedestrians who cross streets on a diagonal and don't stay within the precise confines of a crosswalk.
November 18, 2014
Chin Joins Victims’ Families to Blast Lax Enforcement of Street Safety Law
Drivers have killed four pedestrians in and around Chinatown since late August. Despite a new law on the books that could be applied in some of these cases, NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance have not filed charges against the drivers. Yesterday, Council Member Margaret Chin gathered with victims' families and community board leaders to demand justice. Chin also announced legislation calling on DOT to study street safety on busy truck routes like Canal Street.
November 11, 2014
Hit-and-Run Drivers Strike Twice at Dangerous Fourth Avenue Intersection
A driver speeding north on Fourth Avenue in Park Slope this afternoon ran a red light and struck a woman, leaving her seriously injured before speeding away from the scene. Less than six weeks ago, a hit-and-run driver -- also speeding north on Fourth Avenue, also running a red -- injured a cyclist at the same location before crashing his car and fleeing on foot.
November 5, 2014
Senior Struck By Unlicensed Driver in UES Crosswalk Has Died
A senior struck by an allegedly unlicensed motorist in an Upper East Side crosswalk this September has died from her injuries, according to NYPD's monthly traffic crash report and WNYC's Mean Streets project. Though the driver was ticketed for failure to yield, he was not charged under the new Vision Zero law that makes it a crime for motorists to harm pedestrians who have the right of way.
November 5, 2014
Why Is NYPD Defending Hit-and-Run Drivers to the Press?
Update: The victim in the Rockaway Parkway crash was identified as Alex Davis, according to DNAinfo. Police said he was hit by the driver of a Ford Mustang. The driver remained at large as of November 7.
November 4, 2014
NYPD Training Precinct Cops to Charge Drivers Who Violate Right of Way Law
All 35,000 of New York City's uniformed police officers will be trained to file charges against drivers who violate the new Right of Way Law, according to NYPD Chief of Transportation Thomas Chan.
October 28, 2014