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Richard Brown: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Boy on Neighborhood Street
An 8-year-old boy hit by a driver on a neighborhood street in Queens on Memorial Day died from his injuries. NYPD and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown filed no charges.
June 3, 2015
NYPD Denies Request for Files Related to Fatal Manhattan Curb-Jump Crash
NYPD rejected a Streetsblog freedom of information request for files related to a curb-jump crash that killed a Manhattan pedestrian in the Financial District three years ago.
May 27, 2015
Will NYPD Charge Driver Who Rammed Woman on Sidewalk and Left Scene?
A motorist who deliberately drove down a Manhattan sidewalk, rammed a pedestrian, left the scene and reportedly hit a second person in Brooklyn might not be charged with a crime, according to one of the victims.
May 14, 2015
No Felony Charge From Queens DA for Repeat Reckless Driver Who Hit Senior
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown agreed to drop felony charges against an unlicensed and allegedly impaired driver who ran over a senior and tried to flee the scene. Brown allowed the motorist to plead to a misdemeanor.
May 13, 2015
Parents of Lucian Merryweather: Our Son’s Killer Should Never Drive Again
This week, Anthony Byrd was formally sentenced for fatally striking 9-year-old Lucian Merryweather on a Brooklyn sidewalk.
May 8, 2015
Vance Upgrades Charges, Secures Manslaughter Indictment for LES Crash
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance secured a manslaughter indictment against a driver accused of killing a pedestrian in a high-speed crash on the Lower East Side.
April 28, 2015
Cy Vance: $580 Fine for Driver Who Killed 9-Year-Old Cooper Stock
In separate stories published yesterday, family members of Marilyn Dershowitz and Cooper Stock, both lost to traffic violence, criticized Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance for his reluctance to file serious charges against motorists who kill people.
April 14, 2015
Two People Were Killed in This Crash and the Bronx DA Hasn’t Filed Charges
Warning: Graphic video
March 31, 2015
Cy Vance: Senior’s Crosswalk Death Remains Unsolved After Seven Months
No charges were filed by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance against the driver who fatally struck 82-year-old Sui Leung in a Manhattan crosswalk last fall. Though Council Member Margaret Chin said the NYPD crash report indicated Leung was walking with the right of way, Vance's office says the investigation has yet to conclude seven months after the crash.
March 31, 2015
No Charges for Cab Driver Who Killed Two People on Bronx Sidewalk
No charges have been filed against a cab driver who drove onto a sidewalk in the Bronx and killed a man and a young girl.
March 23, 2015