Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Curb Jumping

Council Member Mark Weprin: Driving on a NYC Sidewalk Should Not Be Legal

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2013 | 21 Comments

Ride a bike on a sidewalk in New York City and you are subject not only to a traffic ticket, but a criminal summons. Amazingly, there is no commensurate penalty for the curb-jumping motorist, despite the potential to inflict far greater harm, and countless deaths and injuries that occur every year. Unless intoxication is a factor, prosecutions […]

CIS Investigating Crash That Maimed Three Kids; So Far, Richard Brown Is Not

By Brad Aaron | Sep 13, 2013 | 30 Comments

NYPD says the Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the Thursday curb-jump crash that injured five children in Maspeth, but District Attorney Richard Brown’s office says no subpoenas for cell phone records or EDR data have been issued, as police have determined there is “no criminality.” At least three of the victims remain in the hospital […]

Driver Jumps a Curb and Hits Five Children Near Queens School

By Brad Aaron | Sep 12, 2013 | 21 Comments

A motorist dropping his child off at school jumped a curb and injured several students in Queens this morning, according to officials and published reports. The driver of a Honda SUV drove onto the sidewalk at Grand Avenue and 71st Street in Maspeth at around 7:49 a.m., striking five people. The victims were all age 12 or […]

Manhattan DA Cy Vance Investigating Midtown Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | Aug 21, 2013 | 25 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance’s office is investigating Tuesday’s Midtown curb-jump crash, which injured three people, including a woman who lost part of her leg. “The midtown crash has been under investigation by the Vehicular Crimes Unit, including one of the Office’s most senior prosecutors, since it happened yesterday,” wrote Vance spokesperson Erin Duggan in […]

Cabbie Rams Cyclist, Severs Woman’s Leg, Investigation Ongoing [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Aug 20, 2013 | 117 Comments

[Update: According to Cy Vance’s office, prosecutors are investigating this crash. We’ll have another post shortly.] Reports say the cab driver who maimed a pedestrian in Midtown this morning was arguing with a bike messenger, whom he rammed with his cab before driving 15 to 20 feet on the sidewalk and severing a woman’s leg, […]

Another Curb-Jumping Cab Driver Wreaks Havoc in Midtown North Precinct

By Brad Aaron | Aug 20, 2013 | 38 Comments

Three pedestrians were injured, two seriously, this morning when a cab driver jumped a curb in a Midtown precinct where NYPD has issued 10 speeding tickets in the last year and a half. The crash occurred at Sixth Avenue and 49th Street at approximately 11:19 a.m. Photos from the scene show the cab well up […]

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