Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run

Hit-and-Run Driver Murders Cyclist, So 90th Precinct Tickets People on Bikes

By Brad Aaron | Jul 5, 2016 | 102 Comments

A hit-and-run driver killed a cyclist in Williamsburg this weekend. Though police believe the motorist ran over the victim on purpose, the 90th Precinct responded by ticketing cyclists and handing out bike safety fliers. Matthew von Ohlen, 35, was riding his bike east on Grand Street between Manhattan Avenue and Graham Avenue at around 2:20 a.m. […]

Why No Charges From Cy Vance for Hit-and-Run Killing of Noah Goldstein?

By David Meyer | Jun 30, 2016 | 35 Comments

Nearly two weeks have passed since a sanitation truck driver struck and killed 21-year-old Noah Goldstein near Columbus Circle and left the scene. The driver has been identified, yet police and Manhattan DA Cy Vance have filed no charges. The truck operator who killed Goldstein is free to keep driving on NYC streets. NYPD and Vance say an investigation […]

NYC Motorists Killed Four People Walking and Biking This Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Jun 13, 2016 | 23 Comments

New York City motorists killed four people walking and biking this weekend. One of the victims was struck in a Midtown crosswalk while crossing with the right of way, but NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance haven’t filed charges against the driver. Po Chu Ng was crossing Sixth Avenue at W. 30th Street at […]

Driver Who Injured Woman on Manhattan Sidewalk Pleads to Two Felonies

By Brad Aaron | Jun 3, 2016 | 9 Comments

Update: Tiffany Murdaugh was sentenced to two to six years in prison. A woman who hit a pedestrian on a Lower Manhattan sidewalk and left the scene pled guilty to two felony charges this week. On April 13, 2015, Tiffany Murdaugh drove her Dodge Challenger over the curb on Beekman Street near William Street, striking Heather Hensl […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 45-Year-Old Man Crossing 21st Street in Astoria

By David Meyer | Apr 7, 2016 | 4 Comments

Update: The victim in this crash was identified as Sean Crume, age 45, according to NYPD. A hit-and-run driver killed a man walking across 21st Street in Astoria last night. The crash occurred just before 11 p.m. at the intersection of 21st Street and 30th Road, where there’s an unmarked crosswalk with no traffic signal. The driver continued for […]

NYPD Clears Hit-and-Run Driver and Blames Deceased Victim in the Press

By Brad Aaron | Mar 24, 2016 | 27 Comments

NYPD says a man struck by a hit-and-run driver in East Harlem killed himself by lying in the street. While psychologizing the deceased victim to the press, police defended the driver, and filed no charges against him for leaving the scene of a fatal crash. Christopher Costa was hit on Madison Avenue at E. 115th Street between 9:30 and 10 p.m. […]

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