Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cy Vance

Why Must a Driver Be Drunk or Fleeing Cops to Be Prosecuted for Killing?

By Brad Aaron | Jun 28, 2012 | 7 Comments

On Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance announced the sentencing of Dyson Williams, the driver who killed Mary Celine Graham while attempting to evade police. On June 22, 2010, police investigating a string of gunpoint robberies stopped a minivan occupied by Williams and William Robbins near W. 142nd Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, according to […]

Man Who Killed Sister Mary Celine Graham in NYPD Chase Pleads to Murder

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments

A man who plowed into a crowd of Harlem pedestrians while fleeing police, killing a nun, has pleaded guilty to murder. On the morning of June 22, 2010, police investigating a string of gunpoint robberies stopped a minivan occupied by Dyson Williams and William Robbins near W. 142nd Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, according to a […]

If Cars Were Cranes …

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

Below is a statement from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, issued last week after James Lomma was cleared of manslaughter for the deaths of two workers in a 2008 crane collapse: “Although we are disappointed with the Judge’s verdict, each case we have brought in this area has put increased scrutiny on the construction industry […]

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 […]

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 […]

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