Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Cab Driver Who Killed Cooper Stock Remains Eligible for TLC License

By Brad Aaron | Apr 17, 2015 | 8 Comments

The cab driver who killed Cooper Stock is still eligible to be licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. Koffi Komlani struck 9-year-old Cooper and his father, Richard Stock, in an Upper West Side crosswalk in January 2014. This week, Komlani pled guilty to careless driving and was sentenced to a nominal fine and a six-month […]

Cy Vance: $580 Fine for Driver Who Killed 9-Year-Old Cooper Stock

By Brad Aaron | Apr 14, 2015 | 38 Comments

In separate stories published yesterday, family members of Marilyn Dershowitz and Cooper Stock, both lost to traffic violence, criticized Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance for his reluctance to file serious charges against motorists who kill people. Vance declined to apply criminal charges against Koffi Komlani, the cab driver who struck 9-year-old Cooper and his father as the two walked hand […]

Cy Vance: Senior’s Crosswalk Death Remains Unsolved After Seven Months

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2015 | 8 Comments

No charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance against the driver who fatally struck 82-year-old Sui Leung in a Manhattan crosswalk last fall. Though Council Member Margaret Chin said the NYPD crash report indicated Leung was walking with the right of way, Vance’s office says the investigation has yet to conclude seven months after the […]

No Charges for Cab Driver Who Killed Two People on Bronx Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 23, 2015 | 22 Comments

No charges have been filed against a cab driver who drove onto a sidewalk in the Bronx and killed a man and a young girl. The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Reports say the 44-year-old driver, whose name is being withheld by NYPD and the Taxi and Limousine Commission, hit a parked car on a Grand […]

Crash Victim Lawsuit: App Use by Uber Drivers Is Negligent and Illegal

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2015 | 74 Comments

Erin Sauchelli, who was seriously injured by an Uber driver while walking in Manhattan, has filed a lawsuit claiming the app Uber drivers use to respond to hails causes driver distraction in violation of New York State law. The driver, Aliou Diallo, killed Sauchelli’s boyfriend, Wesley Manning, in the collision, but he remains in good standing with […]

Working Families Party: Let’s Allow Bus Drivers to Run Over Working Families

By Brad Aaron | Mar 19, 2015 | 29 Comments

The Working Families Party says it supports the City Council bill to exempt MTA bus drivers from the Right of Way Law, but its position is based on a misreading of the law and the premise that bus drivers, in the course of doing their jobs, should be allowed to strike people who have the right of way. […]

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