Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

In San Francisco, Victims of Traffic Violence Don’t Have Equal Protection

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 20, 2012 | No Comments

Editor’s note: As the prosecution of cyclist Chris Bucchere, accused of manslaughter for fatally striking pedestrian Sutchi Hui, has drawn national attention, we thought this story would be of interest to our New York readers. SF District Attorney George Gascón is set to bring felony vehicular manslaughter charges against Chris Bucchere later today for biking […]

Contrary to Ray Kelly, NYPD Doesn’t Investigate Serious Traffic Injuries

By Ben Fried | Jun 13, 2012 | 15 Comments

One day after Jacob Stevens filed suit against the NYPD for failing to properly investigate the crash that killed his wife, Clara Heyworth, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters that the department’s Accident Investigation Squad handles all crashes that result in serious injury. The claim does not withstand the slightest scrutiny. Here’s what Kelly said […]

Lawsuit: AIS Rebuffed Calls From Officers at Scene of Fatal Heyworth Crash

By Brad Aaron | Jun 11, 2012 | 11 Comments

The lawsuit filed today by Jacob Stevens renders in detail how NYPD destroyed the case against the driver who killed his wife, Clara Heyworth, by failing to investigate the crash. It’s as enraging as it is heartbreaking, all the more so considering the number of times this scenario may have played out in other fatality cases. Per […]

Husband Sues NYPD for Botched Investigation Into Death of Clara Heyworth

By Brad Aaron | Jun 11, 2012 | 15 Comments

The husband of Clara Heyworth, the woman killed by a suspected drunk driver in Fort Greene last summer, filed a lawsuit today against NYPD and called on Mayor Michael Bloomberg to take responsibility for the department’s failure to investigate traffic crashes. “I’m here because we have a right to know what happens in our city,” said […]

Monday: Rally for Victims of Traffic Violence Failed by Ray Kelly’s NYPD

By Brad Aaron | Jun 6, 2012 | No Comments

A Transportation Alternatives event on Monday will again call attention to NYPD’s shoddy crash investigation protocols. On July 10, 2011, at approximately 1:50 a.m., 28-year-old Clara Heyworth was crossing Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort Greene when she was hit by driver Anthony Webb. She died the following day. Webb, 43, was charged with a number of […]

William Boney Killed in Brooklyn, Driver Charged With Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2012 | 7 Comments

The motorist accused of fatally striking a Brooklyn pedestrian while driving drunk this weekend will be charged with manslaughter, Streetsblog has learned. At around 12:34 a.m. Sunday, William Boney, 49, was crossing Atlantic Avenue at Troy Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant when he was struck by a Lincoln Navigator driven by Carmelo Galloway, 39, according to reports. […]

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