Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

DA Vance Explains Decisions to File Charges, or Not, in Traffic Crime Cases

By Streetsblog | Feb 4, 2011 | 8 Comments

This report is filed by Streetsblog reader Steve Vaccaro. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance spoke last night at a town hall meeting in East Harlem, addressing a wide range of law enforcement issues including vehicular crime. His remarks provided encouragement for livable streets advocates, but he did point out some of the shortcomings in recently-enacted […]

Is It Right to Forgive the Deadly Driver?

By Brad Aaron | Jan 28, 2011 | 11 Comments

Nine years ago next week my wife was hit by a cab driver. She was crossing at an intersection at the edge of downtown Athens, Georgia, on her way to meet me for some grocery shopping and, per usual for a Friday, an evening at our favorite watering hole. I was wrapping up editing duties […]

Vance Pursues Manslaughter Case Against Upper West Side Pedestrian Killer

By Brad Aaron | Jan 26, 2011 | 5 Comments

A motorist who ran down a retired nurse to allegedly avoid stopping for a red light on the Upper West Side has been indicted for manslaughter. According to court documents, last November 26 Jessica Altruz of the Bronx was driving her Dodge Charger at a high rate of speed on W. 93rd Street toward Columbus […]

Assembly Member Kellner Calls on Vance, Kelly to Enforce Street Safety Laws

By Ben Fried | Dec 9, 2010 | 5 Comments

On Tuesday, 21-year-old Jason King was killed by a truck driver while walking across Madison Avenue in the crosswalk. According to police, the driver overshot his destination, decided to back up, and ran over King in reverse, dragging him 30 feet before coming to a stop. NYPD decided not to charge the driver with anything […]

Police, Prosecutors Continue to Let Curb-Jumping Motorists Off the Hook

By Ben Fried | Nov 15, 2010 | 19 Comments

Twice in the last two days, motorists have injured people after driving off New York City streets, over sidewalks, and into private property. Despite a new law on the books designed to hold motorists more accountable for reckless driving, police have not issued so much as a traffic summons to either driver. Yesterday afternoon, two […]

If You Ever Want to Maim Someone With Your Car, Get a Job at Morgan Stanley

By Ben Fried | Nov 8, 2010 | 15 Comments

In most of the United States, the general rule about harming people with automobiles goes like this: Stay at the scene, and if you’re sober, you probably won’t be looking at anything more substantial than a moving violation. Recent laws passed in Oregon, New York, and Delaware promise to hold motorists to a higher standard […]

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