Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Ryo Oyamada and friends in NYC. Photo via Gothamist

After Death of Ryo Oyamada, NYPD Shows No Interest in Preventing Serious Police Crashes

By Brad Aaron | Jun 2, 2017 | 4 Comments

Ryo Oyamada was one of several bystanders killed in recent years in crashes involving NYPD drivers. Preventing further loss of life is apparently not a priority for NYPD or City Hall.

A motorist, in the white SUV at right, waits to make the same turn taken by the driver who killed Jenna Daniels. Image: Google Maps

NYPD Ignores Streetsblog FOIL for Crash Report on Death of 15-Year-Old Jenna Daniels

By Brad Aaron | May 30, 2017 | 2 Comments

NYPD has not responded to a Streetsblog freedom of information request for files related to a crash that killed a teenage jogger in Staten Island. Jenna Daniels, 15, was struck on the afternoon of November 15, 2014, by the driver of a pickup truck making a left turn from Hylan Boulevard onto Bayview Avenue in Prince’s Bay. NYPD never revealed the identity of the driver, and would not disclose how he was penalized for failing to exercise due care.

Young served five months in jail and was fined $2,000 for killing Francis Perez and leaving the scene. Image: News 12

Eric Gonzalez: Six Months in Jail for Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Francis Perez

By Brad Aaron | May 25, 2017 | 3 Comments

Brian Young hit 28-year-old Francis Perez on Avenue V in Sheepshead Bay on September 23, 2016. Perez was carrying snacks for his 8-year-old son when Young slammed a Toyota SUV into him and kept going. Pursuant to the deal with Gonzalez, Young can get his license back in two years just by filling out DMV paperwork.

Jack Koval with his parents, Bobbi and Joe

Jack Koval’s Parents Had to Conduct Their Own Crash Investigation to Hold the Cop Who Struck and Killed Their Son Accountable

By Brad Aaron | May 25, 2017 | 12 Comments

NYPD blamed Jack Koval for his own death, and the DA didn't charge the off-duty NYPD officer who killed him. But after hearing from a witness the Kovals tracked down on their own, a DMV judge found the driver at fault.

Rosanne Ferruggia of Chicago DOT and Sam Sinyangwe of Campaign Zero at yesterday's Vision Zero Cities panel. Photo: David Meyer

Addressing Racism and Police Brutality in Traffic Enforcement

By David Meyer | May 4, 2017 | 1 Comment

Police brutality and racial inequities in criminal justice must be addressed by advocates and agencies aiming to reduce traffic fatalities. That's the key takeaway from a Vision Zero Cities panel yesterday on police violence and traffic enforcement. "Vision Zero cannot be a reason to overly-police black and brown bodies," said Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition Executive Director Tamika Butler. "You can’t ignore the country we live in."

Jonatan Segura hit two people at 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue in January 2016, killing Jorge Encarnacion. Image: Google Maps

Driver Pleads to Manslaughter for Killing Washington Heights Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | May 4, 2017 | 1 Comment

At around 4:15 a.m. on January 30, Jonatan Segura was driving a BMW sedan on 181st Street near Amsterdam Avenue when he hit a pickup truck and struck Jorge Encarnacion and an unidentified 46-year-old woman.

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