Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run

Council Transpo Committee Passes NYPD Hit-and-Run Transparency Bill

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Dec 18, 2013 | 4 Comments

The City Council transportation committee passed a bill today that would require NYPD to issue quarterly reports on hit-and-run crashes and investigations. Originally, Intro 1055 would have had NYPD report to the council every two years on hit-and-runs resulting in serious injury or death. The language of the bill was tightened after sponsor Leroy Comrie and other committee members […]

Senior Killed by Bus Driver in Bronx; Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Man in Queens

By Brad Aaron | Dec 9, 2013 | 1 Comment

Two NYC pedestrians were killed by motorists over the weekend. One of the victims was a senior; the other was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the City Council district represented by Eric Ulrich, where at least five pedestrians have died in traffic in 2013. Last Friday evening at approximately 6:45 p.m., 74-year-old Gloria Mabry […]

Vaccaro: NYPD Coerces Injured Hit-and-Run Victims to Not Pursue Charges

By Brad Aaron | Dec 4, 2013 | 11 Comments

The City Council transportation committee met today to gather testimony on NYPD hit-and-run crash investigations, but NYPD didn’t send anyone to the hearing. The committee also took up a bill that would codify updates to DOT’s innovative Street Design Manual. Intro 1055 would require NYPD to report to the council every two years on hit-and-run […]

Three People Killed by Motorists in Manhattan and Brooklyn This Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Nov 25, 2013 | 1 Comment

Three people were killed by motorists in separate crashes in Manhattan and Brooklyn over the weekend. At around 10:00 Sunday morning, Willie Zachary, 65, was struck on St. Nicholas Avenue in the vicinity of W. 131st Street by an alleged drunk and unlicensed driver. According to reports, Prince Julien, 23, was traveling south on St. Nicholas […]

Three New Yorkers, Including Two Seniors, Killed by Drivers in the Past Week

By Brad Aaron | Oct 24, 2013 | 1 Comment

Three people were killed by motorists in NYC since last Friday, including two hit-and-run victims. Two of the victims were also senior citizens. At around 4:40 a.m. Friday, a motorist in a dark-colored car fatally struck Antonio Ramirez, 40, at Audubon Avenue and 176th Street in Washington Heights, then fled the scene, according to reports. Along […]

Olvin Jahir Figueroa, 3, Third Child Killed by NYC Motorist in Five Days

By Brad Aaron | Oct 15, 2013 | 2 Comments

Three children were killed by New York city motorists last week, including a 3-year-old hit by an alleged drunk driver in Queens Friday night. Hours earlier, a 64-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn. Olvin Jahir Figueroa and his mother were struck at Junction Boulevard and Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights just […]

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