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Nonetheless, the police blamed the cyclist, thanks to a shoddy investigation by cops, according to the family lawyer. A deep dive by Streetsblog.

She had the right of way.

"There is no excuse for this practice," said Marco Conner of Transportation Alternatives.

A truck driver ran over and killed a cyclist in Brooklyn on Wednesday — and the NYPD reflexively refused to blame the driver.

Police would rather blame the victim of a crash than the driver who killed her.

A trucker legally prohibited from driving on city streets struck a man on Amsterdam Avenue and left him “likely to die.” True to form, NYPD issued no tickets and said the victim was at fault.

Disregarding the driver's role, NYPD suggested Rita Palumbo caused the collision that killed her, though available information indicates she might have had the right of way.

NYC motorists killed four people riding bikes over a 15-day period in June and July. In every case, NYPD said the victim ran a red while citing no corroborative evidence.

It happened again. After a turning truck driver struck and killed cyclist Kelly Hurley on First Avenue at Ninth Street, NYPD has concluded that the victim caused her own death.

A witness believes the driver who severely injured a 20-year-old cyclist Wednesday night in Park Slope T-boned the victim as he rode across Sixth Avenue in the Ninth Street bike lane with the right of way -- contrary to NYPD's claim that the victim was hit head-on while biking against traffic on Sixth Avenue.