Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Broadway and 180th Street, where Kyara DeJesus killed Abrehet Hagos. Photo: Google Maps

Probation and Fine for Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Abrehet Hagos in Washington Heights

By Brad Aaron | Oct 30, 2017 | No Comments

Kyara DeJesus hit Abrehet Hagos with a Mercedes at Broadway and W. 180th Street. She was not charged by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance for taking the victim’s life.

Justice for Victims of Hit-and-Run Drivers in New York Shouldn’t Be So Rare

By Brad Aaron | Oct 25, 2017 | 2 Comments

Albany has to stop dithering and give prosecutors adequate tools to hold hit-and-run drivers accountable -- and prosecutors must be more willing to pursue cases.

Grand Street where Juan Maldonado killed Matthew von Ohlen. Despite entreaties from Transportation Alternatives and local City Council Member Antonio Reynoso, among others, DOT has done nothing to make cycling safer on Grand since von Ohlen’s death. Photo: Google Maps

Motorist Who Killed Matthew von Ohlen and Fled the Scene Convicted of Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Sep 26, 2017 | 5 Comments

Juan Maldonado killed von Ohlen in the summer of 2016. On Monday, a jury convicted him of second-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene, and reckless driving.

Carlos Torres struck and killed Elise Lachowyn on 11th Avenue at W. 37th Street in Manhattan. The white arrow indicates the approximate path of the victim and the red arrow the approximate path of the driver. Photo: Google Maps

Dump Truck Driver Pleads to Misdemeanor for Killing Woman Outside Javits Center

By Brad Aaron | Sep 14, 2017 | 6 Comments

Carlos Torres hit Elise Lachowyn as he turned from W. 37th Street onto 11th Avenue. The truck was registered in New Jersey, making it exempt from New York’s crossover mirror requirement.

Hylan Boulevard at Bayview Avenue in Prince’s Bay, where a driver killed Jenna Daniels in 2014. Though nearly three years have passed, NYPD refused to release the crash report to the public. Photo: Google Maps

NYPD Rejects Request for Fatal Crash Report as “Unwarranted Invasion” of Driver’s Privacy

By Brad Aaron | Sep 6, 2017 | 2 Comments

The mayor's Vision Zero initiative hasn't changed NYPD's practice of keeping crash reports under lock and key, away from public scrutiny.

Speeding, Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Two Men in Brooklyn Pleads to Leaving the Scene

By Brad Aaron | Sep 5, 2017 | 1 Comment

Efrin Lanfranco-Perez was not charged for killing Delmer Maldonado and Israel Turcios in a 2016 Cypress Hills crash. He could get probation under the terms of a plea deal with Acting-DA Eric Gonzalez, due in part to state law that incentivizes leaving the scene.

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