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Bronx DA Johnson Files Manslaughter Charge for Cyclist’s Hit-and-Run Death
Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson filed homicide charges against the man who allegedly killed cyclist Gabriela Aguilar-Vallinos in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month.
September 23, 2015
DA Ken Thompson: Charges for Punching Driver, No Charges for Killing Child
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson is prosecuting the man accused of punching the driver who killed 8-year-old Jadann Williams in Flatbush, but Thompson filed no charges against the driver.
September 2, 2015
James Oddo Calls for Wider Roads Hours After SI Traffic Violence Claims Life
A UPS worker who lost a leg when a Staten Island driver slammed into him in April has died. NYPD and Staten Island prosecutors issued no summonses and filed no criminal charges in the case.
September 1, 2015
Driver Pleads to Felony in Hit-and-Run Death of Manhattan Pedestrian
A driver who killed a Union Square pedestrian pled guilty to a felony hit-and-run charge this week.
August 14, 2015
New Mural in Park Slope Puts Traffic Justice Front and Center
By the end of the month, people loading food into their cars at the Key Food on Fifth Avenue and Sterling Place in Park Slope will have a great view of a new mural about safe driving.
August 10, 2015
NYPD: Driver Error Caused Crash That Killed Mike Rogalle
NYPD determined that a driver pinballing down a Manhattan street caused a curb-jump crash that killed a pedestrian, but police and District Attorney Cy Vance filed no charges.
August 5, 2015
DA Richard Brown: $500 Fine for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Injured Senior
Pursuant to a plea deal with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, an allegedly unlicensed and impaired motorist who reportedly has a history of reckless driving arrests was sentenced to a small fine and probation for running over a senior and trying to flee the scene.
July 29, 2015
Vance Nets Felony Indictment for Driver in Beekman Sidewalk Hit-and-Run
A woman accused of deliberately driving onto a sidewalk in the Financial District, injuring a pedestrian, and leaving the scene was indicted on felony charges today, according to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
July 22, 2015