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Marlene Baharlias, 77, Killed by Motorist, Blamed by NYPD and the Post
A senior was killed Tuesday in Sheepshead Bay by a driver who witnesses say backed onto a sidewalk -- contrary to anonymous NYPD sources who told the Post the victim was jaywalking. No charges were filed.
March 19, 2014
80-Year-Old Pedestrian and MTA Bus Driver Killed in Separate Crashes
In the last 24 hours, an 80-year-old pedestrian and an MTA bus driver were killed in crashes in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
February 12, 2014
DOT Plans Changes for UWS Intersections After Pedestrian Deaths [Updated]
Video: Barron Lerner, uncle of Cooper Stock, speaks at last night's CB 7 forum.
January 31, 2014
Daily News Ignores Driver’s Actions in Persecuting 70-Year-Old “Jaywalker”
The headline in today's Daily News, "Jaywalker in critical condition after being struck by car in Midtown," sets the tone for a particularly heinous example of tabloid victim-blaming.
January 30, 2014
DA Brown: $500 Fine for Unlicensed Driver Who Failed to Yield, Killing Senior
Update: Pursuant to a plea arrangement with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, in March Abel Tinoco pled guilty to aggravated unlicensed operation and was fined $500, according to court records.
January 27, 2014
Maude Savage and Akkas Ali, Struck by Motorists in 2013, Die From Injuries
Maude Savage, the 72-year-old who was hit by a motorist in a Brooklyn crosswalk last November, died from her injuries. Though video showed Savage was crossing with the light, charges were not upgraded against the commercial driver who took a corner at speed, striking her a few feet from a grocery store she had just walked out of. After Savage's death, the maximum penalty against the driver, who was charged the day of the crash with driving without a license, remains 30 days in jail and a $500 fine.
January 22, 2014
For One Reckless Driving Survivor, “Life Looks a Lot Different Than Before”
Traffic fatality numbers usually get the headlines, but as a measure of how safe or dangerous it is to walk and bike, injuries are the more stable metric. Since 2003, according to state DMV data, an average of just under 14,000 people were injured by motorists while walking and biking in the city each year.
January 14, 2014
9-Year-Old Boy, Mother, and Senior Killed in Weekend of Motorist Violence
Three pedestrians were fatally struck by motorists over the weekend, bringing to seven the number of people killed while walking in New York City in the first two weeks of 2014.
January 13, 2014
Senior Killed by Bus Driver in Bronx; Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man in Queens
Two NYC pedestrians were killed by motorists over the weekend. One of the victims was a senior; the other was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the City Council district represented by Eric Ulrich, where at least five pedestrians have died in traffic in 2013.
December 9, 2013
Unlicensed Driver Who Critically Injured Senior Faces 30 Days and $500 Fine
Maude Savage did everything right. She used the crosswalk. She looked both ways before entering the street. She waited for the pedestrian signal. Then she was hit by an allegedly unlicensed motorist in a commercial van who drove into her while making a left turn at a high rate of speed.
November 26, 2013