Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run

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 […]

Motorists Kill Three Pedestrians and Seriously Injure Two Kids in Five Days

By Brad Aaron | May 26, 2015 | 2 Comments

New York City motorists killed three adults and seriously injured two children in five crashes since last Thursday. At around 10 p.m. Sunday, the driver of a Jeep Wrangler hit 7-year-old Abriana Carrasco near an ice cream truck on E. 214th Street at Paulding Avenue in the Bronx, according to the Daily News. “You could hear her crying and […]

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 […]

Another Pedestrian Killed on Nightmarish Bronx Broadway Stretch

By Brad Aaron | Feb 24, 2015 | 24 Comments

A hit-and-run driver killed a pedestrian last night on a stretch of Broadway in the Bronx with a history of fatalities, and where motorists injured one person walking per week last year. Daniel Cabrera was attempting to cross Broadway at W. 225th Street in Marble Hill at around 7 p.m. yesterday when he was struck by […]

Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Drivers Kill First NYC Pedestrian Victims of 2015

By Brad Aaron | Jan 5, 2015 | 6 Comments

Motorists struck four pedestrians in two crashes in Manhattan and the Bronx over the weekend, killing two victims. One driver in the Bronx was charged with leaving the scene and reckless driving, while another remains at large. The Manhattan motorist, operating a vehicle with TLC plates, was ticketed for driving without a license, though NYPD […]

Why Is NYPD Defending Hit-and-Run Drivers to the Press?

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2014 | 1 Comment

Update: The victim in the Rockaway Parkway crash was identified as Alex Davis, according to DNAinfo. Police said he was hit by the driver of a Ford Mustang. The driver remained at large as of November 7. Hit-and-run drivers have killed two New York City pedestrians in the past week. After each crash NYPD sources […]

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