Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eric Gonzalez

Jean Paul Guerrero and Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez

How Seriously Does Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Take Hit-and-Run Killings?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 19, 2018 | 1 Comment

In keeping with prior plea deals, Gonzalez offered as little 16 months in jail to the driver accused of killing Jean Paul Guerrero and fleeing the scene in 2016.

Franklin and Noble streets in Brooklyn, where an Action Carting driver killed Neftaly Ramirez and fled the scene. The red arrow indicates the direction of the driver and the white arrow indicates the path of the victim, according to reports. Image: Google Maps

NYPD Rejects Request for Records on Hit-and-Run Killing of Neftaly Ramirez

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2018 | 5 Comments

As long as police and prosecutors refuse to disclose information about the death of Neftaly Ramirez, the public has no way to know how they determined not to press charges.

DA Eric Gonzalez and NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 2 Kids in Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2018 | 36 Comments

Video shows Dorothy Bruns run a red light before striking the children, ages 1 and 4, and their mothers. The car Bruns was driving has been tagged for four red light violations and four school zone speeding violations since 2016.

The scene of the crash that killed Kevin Flores. Video still: WNBC

Evidence Suggests Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Is Not Prosecuting Deadly Right of Way Violations

By Brad Aaron | Feb 1, 2018 | 9 Comments

Twice in the past year, Gonzalez declined to charge drivers who killed cyclists for violating the victims’ right of way, though it appears charges were warranted under city law.

Neftaly Ramirez, Eric Gonzalez, and Bill de Blasio

The Action Carting Driver Who Killed Neftaly Ramirez and Left the Scene Was Not Licensed to Drive the Truck

By Brad Aaron | Jan 31, 2018 | 5 Comments

Yet it appears Mayor de Blasio won't let the company's horrendous safety record interfere with its city contracts. Meanwhile, a lawsuit brought by Ramirez's family alleges shoddy investigative work on the part of NYPD and Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez.

The Death of Kevin Flores Is a Complete and Total Failure of Our Vehicle Regulation System

By Brad Aaron | Jan 29, 2018 | 18 Comments

The driver who killed Flores, 13, lacked a valid license, but the oil truck company operating out of his Suffolk County home is in good standing with U.S. DOT.

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