Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Council Members Press NYPD to Enforce the Law in Death of Sui Leung

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Oct 10, 2014 | 28 Comments

Under a new Vision Zero law, a driver who critically injures or kills a pedestrian or cyclist who has the right of way is guilty of a misdemeanor. But nearly two months after it took effect, there is no evidence NYPD is applying the law, known as Section 19-190, as Mayor de Blasio and the City […]

Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson: $500 Fine for Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Senior

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2014 | 24 Comments

An unlicensed driver was sentenced to a small fine and probation after he ran over and killed a Brooklyn senior who was crossing with the right of way, per the terms of a plea deal with District Attorney Ken Thompson. Though the driver was charged with committing two traffic offenses at the time of the […]

Vance Brings Manslaughter Charge in Death of Pedestrian Charity Hicks

By Brad Aaron | Sep 30, 2014 | 5 Comments

A motorist charged with manslaughter for the death of a Manhattan pedestrian is scheduled to appear in court later this week. Thomas Shanley, 35, was texting when he drove a Dodge SUV onto the curb on 10th Avenue near W. 34th Street at around 8:20 a.m. on May 31, striking a fire hydrant and a […]

No Charges for Bus Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Jennifer White-Estick

By Brad Aaron | Sep 29, 2014 | 12 Comments

Police filed no charges against the MTA bus driver who killed a pedestrian in Bedford-Stuyvesant two weeks ago. Instead, NYPD and the tabloids put the victim on trial. At around 1:30 in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 17, Jennifer White-Estick was run over while trying to retrieve her cell phone from underneath a B44 bus […]

So Far, NYPD Isn’t Enforcing New Vision Zero Law as Intended

By Brad Aaron | Sep 29, 2014 | 8 Comments

It was a welcome development when NYPD filed the first-ever charges under Section 19-190, a new law that makes it a misdemeanor for drivers to strike pedestrians and cyclists who have the right of way. The law was intended to enable precinct officers to impose consequences for reckless driving, but so far, NYPD doesn’t appear […]

NYPD Starts Using Vision Zero Law, Charges Driver for Killing UES Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | Sep 23, 2014 | 15 Comments

NYPD has filed misdemeanor charges against a cab driver who killed an Upper East Side pedestrian, marking the first time police have employed a new law that makes it a crime for drivers to strike pedestrians and cyclists who have the right of way, according to a report in DNAinfo. Silvia Gallo, 58, was in the […]

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