Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Trucks

Cement Truck Driver Kills Nancy Ventura, 61, in College Point

By Brad Aaron | Jan 29, 2016 | 6 Comments

A cement truck driver killed a pedestrian in College Point last week. Accounts differ on how the crash occurred, and police have filed no charges. On Friday, January 22, at around 9:21 in the morning, 61-year-old Nancy Ventura was crossing College Point Boulevard at 15th Avenue, east to west, when she was struck by the […]

Felony Hit-and-Run Charge for Driver Who Allegedly Killed Can Reng Ma

By Brad Aaron | Jan 21, 2016 | 9 Comments

A suspect was arrested and charged in the hit-and-run killing of cyclist Can Reng Ma in Sheepshead Bay, and NYPD is making exculpatory statements on the alleged driver’s behalf. Junior Hicks was charged with one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury, a class D felony, according to court records. WABC reported that Hicks, 31, is […]

NYPD: Still Defending Hit-and-Run Drivers to the Press [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Jan 20, 2016 | 11 Comments

Update: As of late Wednesday afternoon police have a suspect in custody and charges are pending, according to NYPD. A hit-and-run driver killed a cyclist in Sheepshead Bay yesterday, and NYPD made excuses for the driver to the media. Can Reng Ma, 54, was riding west on Avenue U near E. 9th Street at around 5 p.m. when […]

Trucker Who Killed Woman Admits Negligence, NYPD Still Blames Victim

By Brad Aaron | Nov 6, 2015 | 21 Comments

Update: The Daily News identified the Queens hit-and-run victim as Agalia Gounaris, 84, of Flushing. Police said the bus was located in Connecticut, en route to a casino, and that by that time evidence was lost due to rain. The driver was being questioned, the News reported. Motorists took the lives of two people walking yesterday, […]

Trucker Who Killed Cyclist Anna Rodriguez Charged With Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Oct 15, 2015 | 13 Comments

The truck driver who killed a cyclist in Queens yesterday was charged with homicide after he tested positive for cocaine. NYPD said Dennis Forceri, 57, drove a tractor-trailer into 34-year-old Anna Rodriguez while making a right turn at 56th Road and 48th Street at around 8:45 a.m. Rodriguez suffered trauma to her head and body and died at […]

Allegedly Unlicensed Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Sunnyside

By Brad Aaron | Oct 14, 2015 | 11 Comments

An allegedly unlicensed tractor-trailer driver killed a cyclist in Queens this morning. The victim, a 34-year-old woman, was riding west on 56th Road in Sunnyside when the driver hit her while turning right onto 48th Street, according to NYPD and Gothamist. The crash happened at around 8:45. NYPD had not released the victim’s identity as of this afternoon […]

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