Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about District Attorneys

Will Ken Thompson Charge Driver Who Killed Alejandro Moran-Marin?

By Brad Aaron | Jul 21, 2015 | 5 Comments

Bike dragged by Honda SUV going wrong way down 4th age towards Flatbush @CBSNewYork @MattKozarTV pic.twitter.com/MNGXbYMceP — Meg Baker (@megbakertv) July 13, 2015 No charges have been filed against the driver who killed a cyclist and injured several other people in a multi-vehicle crash in Brooklyn last week, according to the office of District Attorney Ken Thompson. […]

Cy Vance: Repeat Hit-and-Run Killer Shouldn’t Drive Again; Judge: Disagree

By Brad Aaron | Jul 15, 2015 | 23 Comments

A driver who killed two people in separate hit-and-run crashes could be driving again in two years after a judge disregarded a sentencing recommendation from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. In 2013 Jack Montelbano ran over 69-year-old Shu Ying Liu with a private dump truck as Liu crossed 41st Street at Ninth Avenue in the crosswalk […]

Cy Vance to Albany: TWU Bill Would Hinder Cases Against Drunk Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2015 | 49 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance sent a letter to state lawmakers warning that a bill to prevent police from detaining bus and taxi drivers at crash scenes would undermine law enforcement’s ability to collect evidence of impaired driving. The bill, which sailed through the State Senate yesterday with no public notice and without a public hearing, would bar police […]

Cy Vance Nets Felony Conviction of Driver Who Killed Senior Shu Ying Liu

By Brad Aaron | Jun 23, 2015 | 2 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance secured a felony hit-and-run conviction against a truck driver who killed a senior in Hell’s Kitchen. On February 5, 2013, Jack Montelbano ran over 69-year-old Shu Ying Liu with a private dump truck as Liu crossed 41st Street at Ninth Avenue in the crosswalk and with the right of way. […]

Did Cy Vance’s Office Investigate the Crash That Killed Mike Rogalle?

By Brad Aaron | Jun 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

A Manhattan prosecutor says District Attorney Cy Vance’s office has no record of any investigation into the curb-jump crash that killed pedestrian Mike Rogalle. Rogalle, who delivered packages for UPS, was working his Financial District route on the afternoon of April 17, 2012, when an SUV driver ran him over on the sidewalk outside 15 Beekman Street. Rogalle was removed […]

Ethan Villavicencio, 7, Killed by Motorist Inside Bronx Restaurant [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Jun 5, 2015 | 16 Comments

A motorist drove into a Bronx restaurant Thursday, killing 7-year-old Ethan Villavicencio and injuring the boy’s sister and father. [Update: According to court records, Oduro was charged with one D felony count and two misdemeanor counts of leaving the scene of an accident with injury, plus one traffic infraction. Class D felonies carry penalties ranging from probation to […]

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