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Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old
Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.
September 12, 2019
UPDATED: Out-of-Control Driver Hits and Kills 10-Year-Old Boy in Midwood
The carnage continues, as the city racks up its 147th traffic fatality this year.
September 10, 2019
Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot
A hit-and-run driver fled his car on foot after fatally striking a woman’s car early Tuesday morning in Queens, killing the 72-year-old passenger and sending the 56-year-old driver to the hospital.
September 10, 2019
STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?
Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.
September 3, 2019
SUV Driver Kills Cyclist He Suspected Of Breaking Into His Car [UPDATED]
Another cyclist is dead, the 20th of 2019, after an incident in which police say a driver ran his SUV into a cyclist he suspected of breaking into his car in Bushwick. A police spokesperson said that the driver was taken into custody and charges were pending while the investigation remained ongoing.
September 2, 2019
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Eyes on the Street: Michael Collopy is Dead Because the City Failed Him
City officials are under fire following the death of a pedestrian after an apparent collision with a cyclist in Chelsea last month — but they're being slammed not doing more to protect the most vulnerable road users at many poorly designed intersections in the city where cars are outnumbered yet get the vast majority of the roadway anyway.
August 13, 2019
Cops: Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist
Michael Collopy, 60, was hit by a cyclist on July 31 as he stood in the protected bike lane at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street. The cyclist kept on pedaling. Collopy died on Wednesday of his injuries.
August 7, 2019
UPDATED: Cops Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens
Cops are looking for the hit-and-run driver who killed a man Thursday morning in Queens — just hours after one of the deadliest days — in a very deadly year — on the streets of New York City.
July 25, 2019
No Charges for Driver Who Ran Over a Woman — Twice — In a Crosswalk
Another pedestrian is dead in an already bloody week in an already very bloody year — and, yet again, the truck driver who killed her inside a marked crosswalk has not been charged.
July 24, 2019
NYPD: Another Pedestrian is Killed on Deadly Church Avenue
It's the 110th road death so far this year, up 18 percent over the same period last year.
July 10, 2019
