Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations

Every NYC Traffic Death Should Be Investigated Like the Central Park Crash

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2014 | 83 Comments

When the news broke last week that a cyclist had critically injured a pedestrian in Central Park, a number of things happened that you don’t normally see after a serious New York City traffic crash. First, unlike most instances when a motorist strikes a pedestrian or cyclist, the crash received extensive and sustained coverage from […]

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 […]

TLC Commish: It’s Up to NYPD to Get Reckless Cab Drivers Off the Streets

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2014 | 11 Comments

The success or failure of a Vision Zero law intended to get reckless cab drivers off the road will depend on how often NYPD issues summonses and charges after serious crashes, the Taxi and Limousine Commission confirmed today. Cooper Stock, 9, was killed last January by a cab driver who failed to yield on West […]

NYPD Does Not Apply Vision Zero Law in Fatal Elmhurst Crosswalk Collision

By Brad Aaron | Sep 11, 2014 | 17 Comments

An MTA bus driver killed a pedestrian in Queens last night. As with a fatal August crash in Manhattan, NYPD did not apply charges against the driver under a new Vision Zero law, despite information that suggests the victim had the right of way. Melania Ward, 55, was hit by the driver of the Q47 she’d […]

Will NYPD Apply New Vision Zero Law to Cabbie Who Killed Woman on UES?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 4, 2014 | 17 Comments

NYPD has not filed charges against a cab driver who killed a pedestrian on the Upper East Side last week, despite indications that the crash may warrant a misdemeanor charge under a new city law. Available information suggests the cab driver failed to yield to a pedestrian with the right of way. According to press […]

NYPD: No Reason to Investigate Greenway Crash That Hospitalized Cyclist

By Brad Aaron | Jul 30, 2014 | 69 Comments

A witness to the aftermath of a Hudson River Greenway crash that sent a cyclist to the hospital says NYPD officers, including personnel from the Collision Investigation Squad, said they did not intend to investigate the cause of the collision, explaining to bystanders that it was an “accident” while blaming the cyclist. Just after 9:30 […]

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