Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Mike Rogalle Killed by Curb-Jumping Driver in Manhattan, No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Apr 26, 2012 | 26 Comments

Mike Rogalle, the UPS worker struck while on the job in Lower Manhattan last week, has died. Rogalle was on the sidewalk near 15 Beekman Street at 4:39 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, when the driver of a GMC SUV jumped the curb, striking him from behind. Witnesses described a horrific scene, with Rogalle trapped […]

Charles Hynes Levies Manslaughter Charge for Killing of Margaret Myers

By Brad Aaron | Apr 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes has issued a charge of manslaughter for the death of pedestrian Margaret Myers. According to published reports, Domino’s Pizza deliveryman Videsh Badal was drunk and driving with a suspended a license when he struck Myers, 69, on Wortman Avenue in East New York on the evening of March 7. He […]

Court Document Details Aftermath of Crash That Killed Victor Felix

By Brad Aaron | Apr 20, 2012 | No Comments

The driver who allegedly struck and killed pedestrian Victor Felix had a blood alcohol content over the legal limit for driving and showed signs of intoxication three hours after the crash, according to a court document. Felix, 57, was crossing Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard near W. 146th Street in Harlem when he was struck at […]

Driver Convicted in Killing of Francesca Maytin Is Behind the Wheel Again

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2012 | 11 Comments

A driver convicted of homicide is back on the road after serving one year for killing a Manhattan pedestrian. Lynette Caban was driving with a suspended license when she struck Francesca Maytin in East Harlem on January 2, 2003, knocking the 82-year-old victim a distance of over 18 feet, according to a January 2012 press […]

Cy Vance’s Office on Alleged DWI Pedestrian Death: No Comment

By Brad Aaron | Apr 17, 2012 | 2 Comments

As we reported yesterday, we put in a message with the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance regarding the death of Victor Felix, the 57-year-old pedestrian struck in Harlem Sunday night by alleged drunk driver Garry Kinlock. Since we learned that the assistant district attorneys who comprise Vance’s vehicular crimes unit don’t always attend […]

No Drivers Charged for Deaths and Injuries in Weekend of Carnage [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Apr 16, 2012 | 4 Comments

When it comes to deadly recklessness, drivers don’t need the New York Times to tell them to “Go for it,” as Charles McGrath did in last week’s paean to the urban supercar. After a stunningly violent weekend on city streets, the indulgent motoring fantasies of McGrath and his target audience appear all the more vacuous. On […]

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