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Update: Driver Charged After Killing 10-Year-Old Girl Near South Williamsburg Playground
The 62-year-old driver struck and killed the youngster at the intersection of Wallabout Street and Wythe Avenue.
April 16, 2024
Car Crashes by City Workers Cost Taxpayers $180M in Payouts Last Year: Report
A record number of victims of crashes involving city employees in city-owned cars filed claims in fiscal year 2023 — and settlements with victims have jumped 23 percent, a new report shows.
April 16, 2024
Latest Pedestrian and Cyclist Fatality Stats Are Deadly Déja-Vu
America's minuscule dip in overall deaths is being offset by record-setting fatalities among the most vulnerable.
April 2, 2024
Queens Pol Recovering From Broken Arm, Bruises After Driver Strikes Her in Crosswalk
The driver — who Gonzalez-Rojas said received a summons for failure to yield — was traveling slow enough to avoid a worse outcome, the pol said.
January 7, 2024
Talking Headways Podcast: Narrow the Lanes!
At 30 to 35 miles per hour, research shows that 12- and 11-feet-wide lanes have significantly higher number of crashes than 10- or nine-feet-wide lanes.
January 5, 2024
‘Not Grieving Alone’: A Father’s Artistic Journey After Losing Two Kids to Road Violence
Colin Campbell and his wife Gail Lerner lost both their children in a car crash with impaired driver. Now, it's a show.
September 28, 2023
Hello, NYC Health Officials: You Must Play a Central Role in Traffic Safety, New Report Argues
A new study proposes public health officials and planners treat traffic violence as an epidemiological problem.
August 29, 2023
Speeding Driver Runs Red Light and Kills 18-Year-Old on Deadly Atlantic Avenue Speedway
An 18-year-old woman was killed Friday morning when a 25-year-old in a Mercedes Benz sped through a red light on deadly Atlantic Avenue.
August 18, 2023
Pedestrian Deaths Set a Four-Decade Record in 2022 (Yes, Again)
And to think, 2021 was the deadliest year on record for U.S. pedestrians since the early 80s — until last year topped it.
June 22, 2023
Feds Take Baby Step Towards Maybe, Possibly Improving the Car Safety Rating Program
Europe is so far ahead of us on this.
May 26, 2023
