Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cy Vance

Cy Vance Nets Felony Conviction of Driver Who Killed Senior Shu Ying Liu

By Brad Aaron | Jun 23, 2015 | 2 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance secured a felony hit-and-run conviction against a truck driver who killed a senior in Hell’s Kitchen. On February 5, 2013, Jack Montelbano ran over 69-year-old Shu Ying Liu with a private dump truck as Liu crossed 41st Street at Ninth Avenue in the crosswalk and with the right of way. […]

Did Cy Vance’s Office Investigate the Crash That Killed Mike Rogalle?

By Brad Aaron | Jun 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

A Manhattan prosecutor says District Attorney Cy Vance’s office has no record of any investigation into the curb-jump crash that killed pedestrian Mike Rogalle. Rogalle, who delivered packages for UPS, was working his Financial District route on the afternoon of April 17, 2012, when an SUV driver ran him over on the sidewalk outside 15 Beekman Street. Rogalle was removed […]

NYPD Denies Request for Files Related to Fatal Manhattan Curb-Jump Crash

By Brad Aaron | May 27, 2015 | 17 Comments

NYPD rejected a Streetsblog freedom of information request for files related to a curb-jump crash that killed a Manhattan pedestrian in the Financial District three years ago. UPS man Mike Rogalle was working his regular route on the afternoon of April 17, 2012, when an SUV driver ran him over on the sidewalk outside 15 Beekman […]

Cy Vance Files Felony Charges for Beekman Street Sidewalk Hit-and-Run

By Brad Aaron | May 21, 2015 | 17 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has filed felony charges against a woman accused of driving onto a downtown sidewalk, striking a pedestrian, and leaving the scene. Heather Hensl was walking on Beekman Street near William Street on April 13 when a motorist struck her, knocking her to the ground, lacerating her head and fracturing her leg. The driver […]

Turning Driver Kills 89-Year-Old on Upper East Side, NYPD Blames Victim

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2015 | 39 Comments

For the second time in a week, a turning driver has killed a senior on the Upper East Side. Police blamed the victim in the press. John Torson, 89, was crossing E. 61st Street north to south at around 7:19 p.m. Thursday when a 56-year-old woman drove a Lexus SUV into him while turning left from First Avenue, […]

Will NYPD Charge Driver Who Rammed Woman on Sidewalk and Left Scene?

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2015 | 45 Comments

A motorist who deliberately drove down a Manhattan sidewalk, rammed a pedestrian, left the scene and reportedly hit a second person in Brooklyn might not be charged with a crime, according to one of the victims. Heather Hensl was walking on Beekman Street near William Street on April 13 when a motorist struck her, knocking her to the ground, lacerating her head and fracturing […]

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