Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations

IT’S 23 DEAD! NYPD Blaming E-Bike Rider Killed By Private Carter

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 24, 2019 | 27 Comments

The senior e-bike rider who was mowed down by a private sanitation truck driver earlier this month has died, becoming the 23rd cyclist killed this year — and cops are blaming the victim.

The bus stop where 10-year-old Enzo Farachio was killed by an out-of-control driver.

Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 12, 2019 | 23 Comments

Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.

UPDATED: Out-of-Control Driver Hits and Kills 10-Year-Old Boy in Midwood

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 10, 2019 | 14 Comments

The carnage continues, as the city racks up its 147th traffic fatality this year.

The hit-and-run driver fled on foot and left his mangled Lexus at the scene. Video: CBS2 News.

Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 10, 2019 | 4 Comments

A hit-and-run driver fled his car on foot after fatally striking a woman’s car early Tuesday morning in Queens, killing the 72-year-old passenger and sending the 56-year-old driver to the hospital.

STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.

The aftermath of Monday's crash in Bushwick, in which a driver ran over a cyclist and then flipped his Jeep. Photo by ElJayGee3

SUV Driver Kills Cyclist He Suspected Of Breaking Into His Car [UPDATED]

By Dave Colon | Sep 2, 2019 | 46 Comments

Another cyclist is dead, the 20th of 2019, after an incident in which police say a driver ran his SUV into a cyclist he suspected of breaking into his car in Bushwick. A police spokesperson said that the driver was taken into custody and charges were pending while the investigation remained ongoing.

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