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Contrary to Ray Kelly, NYPD Doesn’t Investigate Serious Traffic Injuries
One day after Jacob Stevens filed suit against the NYPD for failing to properly investigate the crash that killed his wife, Clara Heyworth, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters that the department's Accident Investigation Squad handles all crashes that result in serious injury. The claim does not withstand the slightest scrutiny.
June 13, 2012
Man Who Killed Sister Mary Celine Graham in NYPD Chase Pleads to Murder
A man who plowed into a crowd of Harlem pedestrians while fleeing police, killing a nun, has pleaded guilty to murder.
May 8, 2012
Waiting for Raymond: When Will NYPD Address Its Traffic Safety Failures?
It should be good news that, on Ray Kelly's orders, NYPD is going to start tracking bike-ped crashes. There's a scarcity of information on the subject, and while the best available data indicates that the number of pedestrian injuries involving cyclists is dropping, the quality could be much better. Collecting information on these crashes with the same methods NYPD uses for motor vehicle crashes is a step up.
April 6, 2012
Victim’s Family to NYPD: Tell Us What Happened to Our Son
The family of Mathieu Lefevre, the 30-year-old artist killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his bike in East Williamsburg last week, was joined by dozens of supporters outside 1 Police Plaza today to demand that NYPD rein in deadly driving and end its policy of silence when it comes to fatal traffic crashes.
October 26, 2011
Assembly Member Kellner Calls on Vance, Kelly to Enforce Street Safety Laws
On Tuesday, 21-year-old Jason King was killed by a truck driver while walking across Madison Avenue in the crosswalk. According to police, the driver overshot his destination, decided to back up, and ran over King in reverse, dragging him 30 feet before coming to a stop. NYPD decided not to charge the driver with anything more serious than a traffic summons.
December 9, 2010
Kelly Absolves Officers in Fatal Harlem Chase; De Blasio Shows Interest
Sister Mary Celine Graham died for $23 and a Blackberry.
June 24, 2010