Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations

Leroy Comrie Bill Would Force NYPD to Report to Council on Hit-and-Runs

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2013 | 2 Comments

Queens City Council Member Leroy Comrie is set to introduce a bill that may have an impact on how NYPD approaches hit-and-run crashes, which kill dozens of NYC pedestrians and cyclists a year. A statement from Comrie’s office says the bill would require NYPD to report to the council annually on “hit and run incidents that […]

Hynes: No Charges for Curb-Jumper Who Blew Red and Killed Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | May 13, 2013 | 6 Comments

A Sheepshead Bay driver who ran a red light, jumped a curb and struck three people, killing one, has not been charged criminally by NYPD or Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes. Yuliya Hermanska, 27, died from her injuries a week after the March 23 crash, according to the Daily News. Police say the driver, Mikhail […]

NYPD: Pedestrian Killed Himself by Running Into Stopped Police Cruiser

By Brad Aaron | Apr 22, 2013 | 57 Comments

NYPD has reportedly changed its story about what happened to Tamon Robinson, the man who suffered fatal injuries when he was chased by officers in a police cruiser through a housing complex in Brooklyn. Whereas witnesses said police ran Robinson over, NYPD now claims the victim killed himself by running into the police cruiser, which […]

Liu: Increase NYPD Crash Investigation Staff Six-Fold

By Stephen Miller | Apr 19, 2013 | 7 Comments

Buried in Comptroller John Liu’s “People’s Budget” proposal released last week (way below the part about bridge tolls that New Yorkers don’t have to pay) is an interesting proposal about NYPD’s crash investigation staffing. With additional revenue, largely from income taxes and the bridge tolls for non-residents, Liu proposes increasing the staff level of the NYPD’s Collision Investigation […]

Cyclist’s Brother Says NYPD Closed Investigation Into Unsolved Death

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2013 | 1 Comment

The brother of a man killed in an apparent dooring incident in the Bronx, a crash that NYPD failed to investigate for over a month, says police have stopped working the case due to a lack of evidence, DNAinfo reports. Joseph Nelson, 54, was riding his bike near the intersection of Fordham Road and Jerome […]

Immune From Prosecution, Curb-Jumping NYC Motorists Claim More Victims

By Brad Aaron | Apr 8, 2013 | 18 Comments

Denim McLean, the toddler who was one of 10 people struck by a curb-jumping motorist in East Flatbush last month, died from his injuries. Other than driver speed, it’s still not clear what caused the March 30 crash, which put at least three others in the hospital. The victims included Denim’s mother, Wendy McLean, who remains […]

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