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A Look Back at Ken Thompson’s 2015 Interview With TransAlt
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson died from cancer on Sunday just a few days after publicly announcing his illness. Thompson, who took office in 2014, was considered a leader among NYC district attorneys in taking reckless driving seriously. In 2015 Transportation Alternatives spoke with Thompson about street safety and traffic justice. Streetsblog reposted this interview from TA's Reclaim magazine.
October 11, 2016
Brooklyn DA Charges Driver With Manslaughter for Killing Victoria Nicodemus
A grand jury has indicted Marlon Sewell for second-degree manslaughter six months after he jumped a curb in Fort Greene and killed 30-year-old Victoria Nicodemus while driving with a suspended license, Gothamist reports. Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson had refrained from pressing felony charges until Nicodemus's family pressured his office to take action.
June 28, 2016
Driver Who Killed Man While Fleeing NYPD Pleads to Manslaughter
A driver who killed a man on a Brooklyn sidewalk while attempting to evade police pled guilty to manslaughter.
June 9, 2016
DA Ken Thompson Still Hasn’t Charged Driver for December Sidewalk Killing
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson charged the driver who killed Victoria Nicodemus on a Fort Greene sidewalk with unlicensed driving, but did not file charges for taking the victim's life. Six months after the crash, Nicodemus's family says the DA is dragging his feet on the case.
June 6, 2016
Driver Pleads to Manslaughter for Killing 12-Year-Old on Brooklyn Sidewalk
Update: Robert DeCarlo was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison.
May 3, 2016
Gwendolyn Booker, Killed by School Bus Driver on Atlantic Avenue Sidewalk
Another pedestrian was killed on Atlantic Avenue when a motorist struck a woman on the sidewalk.
February 8, 2016
Family of Victoria Nicodemus: Get Reckless Drivers Off NYC Streets
The family of Victoria Nicodemus is calling on NYPD to do more to get reckless drivers off city streets.
January 27, 2016
Sidewalk Killer Free to Drive Thanks to Judge and Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson
A judge refused to take the license of the motorist who killed Victoria Nicodemus on a Brooklyn sidewalk because, she said, District Attorney Ken Thompson filed no charges for reckless driving.
January 12, 2016
Family of Victoria Nicodemus Demands Justice for Victims of Traffic Violence
Before she was killed on December 6 by an unlicensed curb-jumping driver, 30-year-old Victoria Nicodemus was making a name for herself as an art curator. Last night, her colleagues at Indiewalls joined with her family, local electeds, and nearly 60 local residents to connect her life’s work with a call for justice for victims of traffic violence.
December 23, 2015
Tonight: Vigil in Fort Greene for Victoria Nicodemus
Two weeks ago, a curb-jumping driver struck and killed Victoria Nicodemus in Fort Greene. Tonight, her family and coworkers will join with electeds and advocates to demand justice for victims of traffic violence. The public is invited to attend.
December 22, 2015