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Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez's office botched a case against a killer driver. His spokesman took exception to our coverage. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Tuesday’s Headlines: The Hunt for John Sherman Edition

By Streetsblog | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

On an otherwise slow holiday, we found ourselves defending our coverage of Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez's failure to prosecute a killer driver. Plus the other news.

Brooklyn DA Admits ‘Mistake’ For Letting Killer Driver Off The Hook

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 6, 2020 | No Comments

Eric Gonzalez said his staff was wrong to drop the case against driver John Sherman for backing over 85-year-old Stella Clinton.

This is the car that a driver used to kill Stella Clinton last year. Photo: Ben Verde

Brooklyn DA Let Killer Driver Off The Hook for No Reason

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 3, 2020 | No Comments

Police had arrested 49-year-old John Sherman shortly after he struck and killed 85-year-old Stella Clinton as he reversed into his driveway. But Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez dropped the case.

Scene of the hit-and-run crash that killed two friends in 2016 in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. The driver was apprehended and charged. Video still: NY1

Brooklyn DA: Past Time To Raise the Penalty for Hit and Runs

By Eric Gonzalez | Oct 27, 2019 | No Comments

The Brooklyn district attorney calls for a change in the law that incentivizes drunk drivers to flee crashes.

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Brooklyn DA: Hit-and-Run Drivers Need Harsher Penalties

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is again demanding that lawmakers in Albany increase the jail time for hit-and-run drivers who kill,

The bus stop where 10-year-old Enzo Farachio was killed by an out-of-control driver.

Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 12, 2019 | 23 Comments

Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.

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