Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run

Vance Brings Manslaughter Charge in Death of Pedestrian Charity Hicks

By Brad Aaron | Sep 30, 2014 | 5 Comments

A motorist charged with manslaughter for the death of a Manhattan pedestrian is scheduled to appear in court later this week. Thomas Shanley, 35, was texting when he drove a Dodge SUV onto the curb on 10th Avenue near W. 34th Street at around 8:20 a.m. on May 31, striking a fire hydrant and a […]

City Council Creates Fines for Hit-and-Run Drivers, Calls on Albany to Act

By Stephen Miller | Sep 23, 2014 | 1 Comment

Minutes ago, the City Council unanimously passed a bill that would levy civil penalties against hit-and-run drivers. Fines start at $500, increasing to $2,000 for drivers who leave injured victims and $10,000 for drivers who cause serious injury or death. The bill now goes to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is expected to sign it. […]

Proposed Hit-and-Run Fines Doubled, But Law Could Hinge on Drivers’ Word

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2014 | 1 Comment

Ahead of a scheduled Tuesday vote by the full City Council, transportation committee members voted today to increase proposed civil penalties for hit-and-run drivers. However, the bill in question still contains language that could make it difficult to apply the new fines. Intro 371 originally called for fines ranging from $500 to $5,000 for hit-and-run crashes […]

With Albany AWOL, Council Bill Proposes Fines Against Hit-and-Run Drivers

By Brad Aaron | Sep 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

With perpetrators having little to fear from police and prosecutors, a new City Council bill aims to deter drivers from fleeing crash scenes by attaching civil penalties to hit-and-run. Proposed by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez, Intro 371 would levy fines of $250 to $5,000 against drivers who leave the scene […]

Rodriguez Bill Would Use Taxi TV to Help NYPD Close Hit-and-Run Cases

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2014 | No Comments

A bill introduced today by City Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez [PDF] would require all street hail taxis to display notifications from NYPD about wanted hit-and-run drivers using in-vehicle screens like Taxi TV. If utilized by NYPD, the hope is the technology will help improve the department’s low closure rate for hit-and-run cases. “Too often […]

Bronx Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Abigail Lino Gets Six Months in Jail

By Brad Aaron | Jun 11, 2014 | No Comments

A hit-and-run driver who killed a woman in the Bronx in 2013 will serve six months in jail. Harlem resident Abigail Lino, 24, was crossing Bruckner Avenue near a Longwood club at around 3 a.m. last August 31 when Leroy Forest hit her with “a speeding silver SUV,” according to the Daily News: Witnesses said Lino’s […]

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