Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about District Attorneys

Jack Koval with his parents, Bobbi and Joe

Jack Koval’s Parents Had to Conduct Their Own Crash Investigation to Hold the Cop Who Struck and Killed Their Son Accountable

By Brad Aaron | May 25, 2017 | 12 Comments

NYPD blamed Jack Koval for his own death, and the DA didn't charge the off-duty NYPD officer who killed him. But after hearing from a witness the Kovals tracked down on their own, a DMV judge found the driver at fault.

Avenue J and E. 10th Street in Midwood, where Joseph Zayats fatally struck Krystyna Iwanowicz with an SUV and fled the scene. Image: Google Maps

Eric Gonzalez: Probation, $500 Fine for Driver Who Killed Woman and Fled

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2017 | 3 Comments

Krystyna Iwanowicz was crossing the street with a walker when Joseph Zayats hit her with a Jeep SUV and left her to die.

NYPD has a get-out-of-jail-free card for drivers of large trucks who strike and kill people. Image: News 12

Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Death

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2017 | 6 Comments

Brian Young was charged for fleeing the scene but not for the act of killing 28-year-old Francis Perez.

October 2016 Google Maps image of the Hudson River Greenway at Chambers Street, with Olga Cook’s ghost bike background right. DOT has made changes since this photo was taken, but TA says more needs to be done to prevent more deaths and injuries.

Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Greenway Cyclist Gets 1 to 4 Years

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2017 | 4 Comments

The hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist Olga Cook on the Hudson River Greenway is going to jail. On the evening of June 11, 2016, Samuel Silva hit Cook with a Ford pickup truck as he turned right from West Street onto Chambers Street. Cook, 30, was knocked to the ground and sustained fatal head and body trauma.

Cab driver Buddhi Gurung killed 77-year-old Carol Dauplaise on Madison Avenue. He pled guilty to violating the victim's right of way after challenging the Right of Way Law in court. Image: CBS

Cab Driver Who Challenged ROW Law Pleads Guilty in Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | Mar 2, 2017 | 3 Comments

Livery driver Buddhi Gurung, who killed 77-year-old Carol Dauplaise on the East Side, pled guilty after a judge ruled against him. It was the second time Manhattan DA Cy Vance successfully fended off a constitutional challenge to the city's Right of Way Law.

Drugged Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Cyclist Pleads to Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Feb 1, 2017 | No Comments

Eduard Nikhman was charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of assault, homicide, and driving while impaired by drugs -- all felonies -- as well as speeding, reckless driving, and failure to obey a traffic device.

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