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Sook-Ja Kim Killed by Motorist in Mosholu Parkway Median; No Charges Filed
A woman was struck and killed by a driver who jumped the curb and drove across a field near the Bronx Botanical Garden last weekend.
March 20, 2013
Curb-Jumping Drivers Kill Women in Manhattan and Brooklyn; No Charges
Two pedestrians have been killed by curb-jumping drivers since Friday in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
February 25, 2013
Man Sees Driver Run Stop Sign and Kill His Wife; NYPD: “No Criminality”
A woman was killed by a bus driver in Brooklyn this morning. Despite an account from the victim's husband that the driver blew a stop sign, NYPD has already declared that "No criminality is suspected."
January 25, 2013
Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Killer Gets Six Months for Death of Brooklyn Child
An unlicensed driver who killed a 14-year-old child in Brooklyn will spend six months in jail and lose his license for a year.
November 27, 2012
No Charges for Drivers Who Killed Seniors in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Two seniors have been killed by motorists in Manhattan and Brooklyn since Saturday. Both crashes were apparently precipitated by careless driving or negligence, according to reports, and both drivers were exonerated by NYPD.
September 18, 2012
Alberto Serrano Killed in Brooklyn, Driver Charged With Manslaughter
A driver has been charged with manslaughter and homicide for the hit-and-run death of a Brooklyn pedestrian.
August 8, 2012
As Clara Heyworth’s Killer Walks, Judge Questions Prosecutors in Her Case
As expected, criminal charges against the driver who fatally struck Brooklyn pedestrian Clara Heyworth have been dropped. Unexpected was a critique of the case from the bench, as a judge today lambasted prosecutors for abandoning efforts to bring a suspected DWI killer to justice.
August 8, 2012
After NYPD Blamed the Victim, Brooklyn DA Will Reconstruct Lefevre Crash
Months after NYPD blamed cyclist Mathieu Lefevre for his own death, prosecutors with the office of Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes continue their investigation into the crash. Meanwhile, the Department of Motor Vehicles has suspended the license of the truck driver who police say fatally struck Lefevre, then left the scene.
August 7, 2012
William Boney Killed in Brooklyn, Driver Charged With Manslaughter
The motorist accused of fatally striking a Brooklyn pedestrian while driving drunk this weekend will be charged with manslaughter, Streetsblog has learned.
June 4, 2012
Charles Hynes Levies Manslaughter Charge for Killing of Margaret Myers
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes has issued a charge of manslaughter for the death of pedestrian Margaret Myers.
April 24, 2012