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Serial Unlicensed Driver Gets Misdemeanor Charge in Brooklyn Death
A man with an outstanding charge for driving without a license fatally struck a pedestrian in Brooklyn last December but faces only a second charge of unlicensed driving after taking someone's life.
July 2, 2014
Brooklyn DAs Ignore “Rule of Two” in Death of Pedestrian Maude Savage
An unlicensed motorist who killed a senior in Brooklyn last year has pled guilty to a low-level misdemeanor and could be sentenced to probation and a nominal fine. Though the driver was charged with violating two traffic laws, current and former district attorneys Ken Thompson and Charles Hynes declined to pursue criminal negligence charges under the so-called "rule of two."
June 24, 2014
Will DA Ken Thompson Investigate Killing of 14-Year-Old Nicholas Soto?
Following the vehicular killing of 14-year-old Nicholas Soto in Red Hook Monday morning, anonymous police sources were quick to blame the victim, though the crash happened near a school bus and sent Soto through the air, witnesses said. According to press accounts, NYPD won't say if the driver who struck Soto was speeding through an area of Red Hook where drivers routinely endanger lives. Meanwhile, the local precinct community council is scheduled to meet tonight.
June 3, 2014
Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Senior Convicted of Leaving Scene
A jury has convicted a motorist who, while driving without a license, fatally struck a Brooklyn senior and left the scene.
May 28, 2014
Brooklyn DA Secures Rare Manslaughter Conviction for Pedestrian Death
In a rare case of an apparently sober motorist facing serious penalties for a fatal crash, an unlicensed hit-and-run driver who killed one Brooklyn pedestrian and seriously injured another pled guilty to manslaughter this week.
May 21, 2014
Accused Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Killer on Trial in Brooklyn
A motorist who authorities say had a history of driving offenses and was driving without a license when he fatally struck a Brooklyn senior and fled the scene two years ago is on trial this week.
May 20, 2014
DA Ken Thompson Won’t Say When DWI Killer Might Drive Again [Updated]
The office of Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson won't talk about reported developments in the case of a defendant who avoided a homicide charge after killing a pedestrian while driving drunk.
May 14, 2014
Wrist Slap for DWI Killer After Brooklyn DAs Decline to Charge Homicide
A convicted drunk driver was sentenced this week to probation, a nominal fine, and a six-month license suspension for killing a Brooklyn pedestrian.
April 9, 2014
As Lucian Merryweather’s Family Grieves, Charges Against His Killer Reduced
Lucian Merryweather was one of at least 10 children age 12 and under killed by a New York City motorist in the last 12 months. As his family tries to cope with his death and joins others in demanding an end to traffic violence, court records say charges were downgraded against the driver who killed Lucian and injured his younger brother, Theodore.
March 12, 2014
80-Year-Old Pedestrian and MTA Bus Driver Killed in Separate Crashes
In the last 24 hours, an 80-year-old pedestrian and an MTA bus driver were killed in crashes in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
February 12, 2014