Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations

Witness Account of Park Slope Collision Contradicts NYPD Victim-Blaming

By David Meyer | Sep 2, 2016 | 51 Comments

A witness believes the driver who severely injured a 20-year-old cyclist Wednesday night in Park Slope T-boned the victim as he rode across Sixth Avenue in the Ninth Street bike lane with the right of way — contrary to NYPD’s claim that the victim was hit head-on while biking against traffic on Sixth Avenue. The crash happened at around 9 p.m. NYPD said […]

NYPD: Critically-Injured Cyclist Caused High-Speed Park Slope Collision

By David Meyer | Sep 1, 2016 | 44 Comments

A 20-year-old man is in critical condition after he was hit by a driver while riding a bike in Park Slope last night. Though a witness said the driver was speeding, police blamed the victim for the crash. NYPD said the 25-year-old motorist was traveling southbound on Sixth Avenue near Ninth Street in a Honda sedan when the northbound […]

Judge Bars Woman Who Killed Cyclist From Driving in NY, No Thanks to NYPD

By David Meyer | Aug 18, 2016 | 18 Comments

When Caitlin Venedam struck and killed Matthew Brenner on Sands Street on July 6, 2014, NYPD blamed Brenner and let Venedam off without so much as a ticket. Now, thanks to evidence that police failed to collect, an administrative law judge with the Department of Motor Vehicles has barred Venedam from driving in New York state, according to […]

NYPD Still Keeps Crash Reports Under Lock and Key

By Brad Aaron | May 23, 2016 | 1 Comment

Two years into the de Blasio administration’s Vision Zero initiative, NYPD still refuses to release crash investigations to the public. The most recent case: NYPD denied a freedom of information request from a New York Times reporter who asked for documents related to the crash that killed cyclist James Gregg in Park Slope last month. […]

Red Light Runner Who Killed Cyclist in Midwood Charged With Drugged Driving

By Ben Fried | May 10, 2016 | 14 Comments

The driver who ran a red light and killed a cyclist in Midwood last night has been charged for driving while impaired by drugs. It’s not clear yet whether NYPD and DA Ken Thompson will file additional charges. At around 10 p.m., Eduard Nikhman, 26, drove his Honda Accord through a steady red light heading westbound on Avenue […]

78th Precinct: Don’t Blame Us For Deadly Trucks on Neighborhood Streets

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2016 | 167 Comments

Brooklyn’s 78th Precinct has developed a well-earned reputation for taking street safety seriously, but it wasn’t on display at last night’s precinct community council meeting, where local residents grilled police on the death of cyclist James Gregg last Wednesday and the lack of truck route enforcement in Park Slope. Deputy Inspector Frank DiGiacomo, the precinct’s commanding officer, and […]

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