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Manhattan DA Vance Wins Manslaughter Conviction for High-Speed LES Crash
Update: Danny Lin was sentenced to one and two-thirds to five years in prison. The sentence was “half of what prosecutors had argued for,” the Daily News reported.
July 7, 2016
Why No Charges From Cy Vance for Hit-and-Run Killing of Noah Goldstein?
Nearly two weeks have passed since a sanitation truck driver struck and killed 21-year-old Noah Goldstein near Columbus Circle and left the scene. The driver has been identified, yet police and Manhattan DA Cy Vance have filed no charges. The truck operator who killed Goldstein is free to keep driving on NYC streets.
June 30, 2016
Driver Who Injured Woman on Manhattan Sidewalk Pleads to Two Felonies
Update: Tiffany Murdaugh was sentenced to two to six years in prison.
June 3, 2016
Driver Who Killed Charity Hicks Pleads to Homicide and Leaving the Scene
The hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a Detroit woman as she waited for a bus in Hell's Kitchen pled guilty to homicide and felony leaving the scene. He will serve a minimum of two and a maximum of six years in prison, pursuant to a judge's plea offer.
March 22, 2016
DA Cy Vance Wins Conviction in Washington Heights Hit-and-Run Killing
A driver charged with fatally striking a man in Washington Heights and leaving the scene was sentenced to prison yesterday.
February 5, 2016
Charges Reduced in Manhattan Hit-and-Run Death of Charity Hicks
Charges have been reduced against a driver who allegedly killed a woman on a Manhattan sidewalk and fled the scene.
February 4, 2016
Driver Who Killed Jean Chambers Off the Streets, No Thanks to DMV
A driver with a staggering record of recklessness, who nevertheless had a valid New York State driver's license, was sentenced to jail time and had his license revoked for the death of Manhattan pedestrian Jean Chambers.
January 13, 2016
NYC Drivers Killed at Least 16 People on Sidewalks and in Buildings in 2015
A woman who was struck by an unattended taxi in December died from her injuries this week. The driver was not charged by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
January 7, 2016
Cy Vance: Homicide Conviction for Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Crosswalk
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has secured a homicide conviction against the driver who killed a pedestrian in an Upper West Side crosswalk.
November 18, 2015