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Unlicensed Dump Truck Driver Kills Senior Near Bowery and Canal
On Friday afternoon, a dump truck driver with a suspended license struck and killed 83-year-old Ka Chor Yau, who was crossing a deadly intersection at the base of the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown. The same intersection is due to receive pedestrian safety improvements this summer.
July 20, 2015
Albany Alert: Urge Governor Cuomo to Amend or Kill Hit-and-Run Bill
District attorneys are calling on Albany's three men in a room to amend or kill a bill that would affect future cases against drivers who leave the scene of a serious crash.
July 20, 2015
Cy Vance: Repeat Hit-and-Run Killer Shouldn’t Drive Again; Judge: Disagree
A driver who killed two people in separate hit-and-run crashes could be driving again in two years after a judge disregarded a sentencing recommendation from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
July 15, 2015
DMV: Driver Who Killed Child in Crosswalk May Drive Again After Six Months
Pursuant to a New York State Department of Motor Vehicles hearing, the former cab driver who killed 9-year-old Cooper Stock will regain his driving privileges after six months.
July 14, 2015
DMV: Six-Month Suspension for Driver Who Killed Sammy Cohen Eckstein
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles determined that the driver who killed 12-year-old Sammy Cohen Eckstein failed to exercise due care and did not have a valid license at the time of the crash. DMV administrative law judge Marc Berger suspended the driver’s license for six months.
July 8, 2015
MTA Report on Fatal Bus Crash Doesn’t Say What the Post Says It Does
The Post ran a story today blaming the death of 64-year-old John Lavery in the Bronx last October on a broken street light, not the bus driver who struck him. But the very report cited by the Post, obtained by Streetsblog [PDF], reveals that the MTA's internal investigation ruled the collision was preventable, and that driver Theresa Gallagher failed to take the turn at a safe speed, as drivers are trained to.
July 6, 2015
Cy Vance Nets Felony Conviction of Driver Who Killed Senior Shu Ying Liu
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance secured a felony hit-and-run conviction against a truck driver who killed a senior in Hell's Kitchen.
June 23, 2015
Did Cy Vance’s Office Investigate the Crash That Killed Mike Rogalle?
A Manhattan prosecutor says District Attorney Cy Vance's office has no record of any investigation into the curb-jump crash that killed pedestrian Mike Rogalle.
June 18, 2015
NYPD Denies FOIL Request for Files on NYPD Crash That Killed Felix Coss
NYPD rejected a Streetsblog freedom of information request for files pertaining to a crash in which an on-duty officer killed a pedestrian in Brooklyn.
June 2, 2015
NYPD Denies Request for Files Related to Fatal Manhattan Curb-Jump Crash
NYPD rejected a Streetsblog freedom of information request for files related to a curb-jump crash that killed a Manhattan pedestrian in the Financial District three years ago.
May 27, 2015