Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations

The chaotic intersection of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, where 60-year-old Michael Collopy was hit and killed by a cyclist. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Eyes on the Street: Michael Collopy is Dead Because the City Failed Him

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 13, 2019 | 24 Comments

City officials are under fire following the death of a pedestrian after an apparent collision with a cyclist in Chelsea last month — but they’re being slammed not doing more to protect the most vulnerable road users at many poorly designed intersections in the city where cars are outnumbered yet get the vast majority of the […]

6th Avenue and West 23rd Street, where Collopy was struck by the cyclist. (Google Maps)

Cops: Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist

By Dave Colon | Aug 7, 2019 | 153 Comments

Michael Collopy, 60, was hit by a cyclist on July 31 as he stood in the protected bike lane at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street. The cyclist kept on pedaling. Collopy died on Wednesday of his injuries.

The deadly intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue.

UPDATED: Cops Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 25, 2019 | 2 Comments

Cops are looking for the hit-and-run driver who killed a man Thursday morning in Queens — just hours after one of the deadliest days — in a very deadly year — on the streets of New York City.

The driver made a right turn from Ninth Avenue onto W. 17th Street when he struck 31-year-old Firstess Earth Crosby, who died from her injuries months later on July 22.

No Charges for Driver Who Ran Over a Woman — Twice — In a Crosswalk

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 24, 2019 | 7 Comments

Another pedestrian is dead in an already bloody week in an already very bloody year — and, yet again, the truck driver who killed her inside a marked crosswalk has not been charged.

Here's the intersection of E. Fifth St. and Church Avenue where a pedestrian was struck. He later died from his injuries. Photo: Google

NYPD: Another Pedestrian is Killed on Deadly Church Avenue

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 10, 2019 | 18 Comments

It's the 110th road death so far this year, up 18 percent over the same period last year.

The dangerous intersection of Coney Island Avenue and Church Avenue, where a driver hit and killed a 49-year-old woman in 2019. It is in the 40th Council District. Photo: Zainab Iqbal.

BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Three More Pedestrians are Dead [UPDATED]

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 8, 2019 | 1 Comment

Three more pedestrians have been killed by reckless drivers — bringing the total death count this bloody year to 106, or 14 percent more than this time last year.

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