Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cy Vance

No Right-of-Way Charge for Cab Driver Who Killed Senior in UES Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | May 11, 2015 | 34 Comments

A yellow cab driver fatally struck a senior in an Upper East Side crosswalk Saturday, and no charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The crash occurred in the 19th Precinct, where as of March officers had issued just 10 speeding tickets in 2015. At around 2:43 p.m. Amelia Sterental, 76, was walking […]

Driver “Flying” Through Harlem School Zone Kills Child — Tabs Blame Victim

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2015 | 43 Comments

A driver operating a TLC-licensed vehicle killed a 12-year-old boy outside a school in Harlem Wednesday. The crash occurred in the 32nd Precinct, where officers issue an average of between one and two speeding tickets per day. Ervi Secundino was hit at approximately 3:15 p.m. in front of Frederick Douglass Academy, where he was in the sixth grade, […]

Vance Upgrades Charges, Secures Manslaughter Indictment for LES Crash

By Brad Aaron | Apr 28, 2015 | 5 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance secured a manslaughter indictment against a driver accused of killing a pedestrian in a high-speed crash on the Lower East Side. A Vance press release says that on the evening of November 24, 2014, Danny Lin was allegedly speeding northbound on the Bowery in a BMW when he drove into 57-year-old […]

Cy Vance: $580 Fine for Driver Who Killed 9-Year-Old Cooper Stock

By Brad Aaron | Apr 14, 2015 | 38 Comments

In separate stories published yesterday, family members of Marilyn Dershowitz and Cooper Stock, both lost to traffic violence, criticized Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance for his reluctance to file serious charges against motorists who kill people. Vance declined to apply criminal charges against Koffi Komlani, the cab driver who struck 9-year-old Cooper and his father as the two walked hand […]

Cy Vance: Senior’s Crosswalk Death Remains Unsolved After Seven Months

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2015 | 8 Comments

No charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance against the driver who fatally struck 82-year-old Sui Leung in a Manhattan crosswalk last fall. Though Council Member Margaret Chin said the NYPD crash report indicated Leung was walking with the right of way, Vance’s office says the investigation has yet to conclude seven months after the […]

DAs Insist They Don’t Call Car Crashes “Accidents,” Except When They Do

By Stephen Miller | Jan 14, 2015 | 13 Comments

Among the demands Families For Safe Streets is making of district attorneys, one of the simpler changes is to stop using the word “accident” to describe traffic collisions. In exchanges this week, the offices of three district attorneys said in no uncertain terms that they already refrain from using the word “accident” in this manner. […]

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