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So Far, Ken Thompson Is the Only DA to Meet With Families For Safe Streets
With Families For Safe Streets appealing to New York City's five district attorneys to prosecute dangerous drivers who injure or kill, one DA has opened his doors to them.
January 15, 2015
DAs Insist They Don’t Call Car Crashes “Accidents,” Except When They Do
Among the demands Families For Safe Streets is making of district attorneys, one of the simpler changes is to stop using the word "accident" to describe traffic collisions. In exchanges this week, the offices of three district attorneys said in no uncertain terms that they already refrain from using the word "accident" in this manner. But that's not actually the case.
January 14, 2015
Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Drivers Kill First NYC Pedestrian Victims of 2015
Motorists struck four pedestrians in two crashes in Manhattan and the Bronx over the weekend, killing two victims. One driver in the Bronx was charged with leaving the scene and reckless driving, while another remains at large. The Manhattan motorist, operating a vehicle with TLC plates, was ticketed for driving without a license, though NYPD blamed the victims in the press. The drivers were not charged for causing death and injury by NYPD or district attorneys Cy Vance and Robert Johnson.
January 5, 2015
DA Robert Johnson: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Child on Bronx Sidewalk
Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson filed no charges against a motorist who drove on a sidewalk outside a Bronx school in October, striking 10 people and killing 8-year-old Rylee Ramos.
December 19, 2014
It’s Still Legal to Run Over a Child on a New York City Sidewalk [Updated]
An 8-year-old girl run over on the sidewalk outside her Bronx school Friday was one of at least two New York City pedestrians killed by motorists over the weekend. A woman struck while walking to work in Brooklyn Sunday morning was the second victim. No charges have been filed in either crash. NYPD and the Post blamed the Brooklyn victim for her own death.
October 27, 2014
15-Day Maximum Sentence for Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Bronx Senior
An unlicensed driver who killed a pedestrian in the Bronx last year was charged with only a traffic infraction that carries a nominal fine and a maximum 15-day jail term.
August 1, 2014
Bronx Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Abigail Lino Gets Six Months in Jail
A hit-and-run driver who killed a woman in the Bronx in 2013 will serve six months in jail.
June 11, 2014
Driver Who Killed Bronx Pedestrian Pleads to Leaving Scene
A hit-and-run motorist who killed a Bronx pedestrian in a 2013 crash pled guilty last week to leaving the scene, but could be sentenced to as little as probation.
May 5, 2014
Bronx DWI Pedestrian Killer Gets 90 Days and Six-Month License Suspension
A judge sentenced a convicted drunk driver to just 90 days in jail and a six-month license suspension for killing a pedestrian in the Bronx.
April 2, 2014
Bronx Motorist Convicted of DWI, But Not Manslaughter, in Pedestrian Death
A jury in the Bronx determined a motorist was impaired by alcohol and drugs when he struck and killed a pedestrian in 2011, but the jury acquitted the driver of manslaughter.
December 18, 2013