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NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Woman on Brooklyn Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Jul 17, 2015 | 24 Comments

NYPD filed no charges against a motorist who cut a swath of destruction through East New York, striking two people on a sidewalk and killing one of the victims. The driver, in a Toyota Camry, was making a left turn at Pennsylvania Avenue and Cozine Avenue at around 10:30 a.m. on July 1 when she mounted the sidewalk, struck a wall, […]

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 […]

Cy Vance Files Felony Charges for Beekman Street Sidewalk Hit-and-Run

By Brad Aaron | May 21, 2015 | 17 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has filed felony charges against a woman accused of driving onto a downtown sidewalk, striking a pedestrian, and leaving the scene. Heather Hensl was walking on Beekman Street near William Street on April 13 when a motorist struck her, knocking her to the ground, lacerating her head and fracturing her leg. The driver […]

NYPD: No Charges for Collision That Killed Man on Hell’s Kitchen Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | May 19, 2015 | 11 Comments

NYPD filed no charges after a vehicle collision that resulted in the death of a man who was walking on a sidewalk in Hell’s Kitchen. Last Friday at approximately 9:45 p.m., 56-year-old Victor Grant was walking on 11th Avenue just south of W. 42nd Street when the drivers of a GMC SUV and a FedEx Freightliner truck collided […]

Will NYPD Charge Driver Who Rammed Woman on Sidewalk and Left Scene?

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2015 | 45 Comments

A motorist who deliberately drove down a Manhattan sidewalk, rammed a pedestrian, left the scene and reportedly hit a second person in Brooklyn might not be charged with a crime, according to one of the victims. Heather Hensl was walking on Beekman Street near William Street on April 13 when a motorist struck her, knocking her to the ground, lacerating her head and fracturing […]

Parents of Lucian Merryweather: Our Son’s Killer Should Never Drive Again

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2015 | 5 Comments

This week, Anthony Byrd was formally sentenced for fatally striking 9-year-old Lucian Merryweather on a Brooklyn sidewalk. On November 2, 2013, Byrd drove a Ford SUV into two cars and a building after swerving to avoid two people in a crosswalk at DeKalb and Clermont Avenues. He then made a U-turn and drove against traffic […]

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