Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

How the City Council Can Impose Tougher Penalties on Reckless Drivers

By Steve Vaccaro | Nov 19, 2013 | 66 Comments

The election of numerous safe streets candidates earlier this month, followed by the exoneration of road-raging cabbie Faysal Himon and the gut-wrenching parade of daily traffic deaths since, create the best opportunity in years to impose meaningful consequences for sober reckless driving. I have been told by numerous lawyers with state legislative experience that only […]

Public Still Doesn’t Know Why Cy Vance Failed to Charge in Sian Green Case

By Brad Aaron | Nov 18, 2013 | 28 Comments

Last Friday WNYC ran a piece in which Bronx vehicular crimes chief Joe McCormack explained why he thought Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance failed to file charges against the cab driver who drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and severed the leg of tourist Sian Green. The story offers valuable insight into the mindset of prosecutors, but […]

Vaccaro: Vance Didn’t Need to Prove “Intent” to Convict Driver in Green Case

By Brad Aaron | Nov 15, 2013 | 16 Comments

Cy Vance’s office does not discuss vehicular crimes cases, even after they are disposed or when no charges are filed. After declining to prosecute the cabbie who drove onto a Midtown sidewalk and severed the leg of Sian Green, the DA’s office issued a short statement, but the only insight into the prosecutors’ reasoning came […]

No Charges From Cy Vance for Cab Driver Who Maimed Tourist Sian Green

By Brad Aaron | Nov 14, 2013 | 76 Comments

The cab driver who hit a cyclist and drove onto a Midtown sidewalk, severing the leg of British tourist Sian Green, will not be charged with a crime by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. Here is a statement from Joan Vollero, Vance’s deputy communications director, released to the media today: “Following a thorough, two-month-long investigation by […]

Families and Friends of Traffic Violence Victims March for Justice in Queens

By Stephen Miller | Nov 13, 2013 | No Comments

In the past two weeks, four New Yorkers have been killed by reckless drivers while walking on the sidewalk. At least one senior has been killed in the crosswalk. The victims came from every walk of life, from many different corners of the city, and ranged in age from 9 to 79. Last night in Jackson Heights, family, friends, […]

Charles Hynes Brings Rare Felony Charge in Vehicular Killing of 9-Year-Old

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2013 | 7 Comments

Two motorists were charged for killing pedestrians in the Bronx and Brooklyn this weekend. The alleged driver in the Wakefield crash was charged with murder, and there’s a solid chance that if convicted he will face significant jail time. And though the outcome of the case is far from certain, District Attorney Charles Hynes brought […]

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