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NYPD Blames Victim After Cab Driver Kills Woman on Upper East Side and Flees Scene
The victim was the third pedestrian in five months to be killed by a cab driver in the 19th Precinct.
September 13, 2017
NYPD Blames Victim After Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist Ronald Burke in Bushwick
A hit-and-run driver killed a man cycling in Bushwick early Friday morning, and a yellow cab driver killed an elderly man walking in Greenwich Village last night. NYPD blamed the victim in both cases.
July 3, 2017
NYPD Blames Victim After Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist Corbin Carr, 17, in Hell’s Kitchen
In light of the department's track record of putting out misleading crash information, initial police accounts can't be trusted in the absence of video evidence or testimony from witnesses other than the driver.
June 29, 2017
Driver Kills Jazmine Marin, 13, Near Ozone Park School; NYPD Blames Victim
Update: The motorist who killed Marin and injured the second victim was driving an early 1980s Chevrolet El Camino with a racing hood scoop, per a Daily News photo from the scene.
October 24, 2016
Driver Kills Army Vet Barney Pinkney, 63, in Harlem — NYPD Blames Victim
A motorist struck and killed 63-year-old Barney Pinkney as he crossed the street in Harlem Tuesday. NYPD blamed the victim in the press.
September 15, 2016
Driver Backing Up to Park Kills Lin Qinyun, NYPD Blames Victim [Updated]
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March 14, 2016
Turning Driver Kills 89-Year-Old on Upper East Side, NYPD Blames Victim
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.
May 15, 2015
Teen Driver Kills Senior on Street With No Sidewalks, NYPD Blames Victim
A teenage driver ran over a senior on a street with no sidewalks Sunday, and NYPD cast blame on the victim. The crash occurred in a police precinct where motorists have killed at least three pedestrians in 2014.
December 8, 2014