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Brooklyn Senior Mowed Down by SUV Driver in Sheepshead Bay
A Brooklyn senior citizen has died from injuries she sustained last week after the driver of an SUV ran her over in Sheepshead Bay in a late night collision.
December 18, 2019
NYPD Nabs, But Then Undercharges, Hit-and-Run Driver of Bike-Riding Pro Wrestler
But for some reason, he was not charged with the far-more-serious count of leaving the scene — which is punishable by up to seven years in jail.
December 17, 2019
SUV Driver Runs Over and Kills Senior in Queens — And is Actually Charged!
Thousands of other drivers who kill and maim under similar circumstances are not ever charged.
December 16, 2019
Meet a Car-Hating Chinese Kid Who Speaks for the Entire World
Like all of us, he's mad as hell — and he's not going to take it anymore.
December 12, 2019
Car Kills a Man in Queens Even When No One is Driving
A New Jersey man was crushed by a Lexus car that rolled over him after its owner started it by remote control, police said on Wednesday.
December 11, 2019
IT’S A DRAW: CB7 Panel Passes ‘Parking’ Resolution, But ‘Consensus’ Must Be Had
Proposal to study whether private car storage is best uses of public space advances — at a price.
December 11, 2019
UPDATE: Driver Killed a 3-Year-Old Boy Being Pushed in a Stroller in a Crosswalk
A pickup truck driver ran over and killed a little boy, and injured his mother, as she pushed the tot in a stroller on a Harlem street on Monday morning.
December 9, 2019
Cops Blame ‘Medical Episode’ For Chain Reaction Crash That Injures 3 Pedestrians
Like the magic words "I didn't see him," claiming some kind of "medical episode" is often times a way for drivers to get off scot-free.
December 8, 2019
Another Queens Pedestrian is Dead and Her Killer is Uncharged
Queens has proven to be deadly for pedestrians this year, with 29 killed so far in 2019, equal to Brooklyn.
December 6, 2019