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MTA Bus Driver Kills 7-Year-Old Shevon Bethea in the Bronx
New York City motorists have killed six children age 14 or under in the first five months of 2018, marking the first year-to-year increase in child traffic deaths in the Vision Zero era.
May 29, 2018
Streetfilms: Jackson Heights Remembers Giovanni Ampuero and Calls for a Safer Northern Boulevard
There are too many funerals for children killed by drivers on Northern Boulevard.
May 8, 2018
Hundreds of Parents and Children Demand Action From de Blasio to Stop Drivers From Killing Kids
Council Speaker Corey Johnson told the crowd "we will do everything we can within our power" to prevent the loss of life.
March 13, 2018
DA Eric Gonzalez and NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 2 Kids in Crosswalk
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.
March 6, 2018
Darcel Clark: Probation for Driver Who Killed Child Inside Bronx Restaurant and Fled Scene
Kwasi Oduro killed Ethan Villavicencio, 7, and injured the boy’s little sister and father as they ate in a sandwich shop. Oduro got no jail time and may drive again in five years.
February 13, 2018
The Death of Kevin Flores Is a Complete and Total Failure of Our Vehicle Regulation System
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.
January 29, 2018
Cab Driver Pleads to Homicide for Killing 2 on Bronx Sidewalk While Off Epilepsy Meds
Emilio Garcia hit Tierre Clark, 5, and Kadeem Brown, 25, on the Grand Concourse.
November 13, 2017
No Charges for Jersey City Driver Who Killed Jeremiah Grant, 8, and Left Scene
Though the motorist was driving away before witnesses stopped him, police declined to categorize the crash as a hit-and-run. The media blamed the child for the collision.
October 31, 2017
Motorist Kills Kayshawn Whitick, 13, on 5th Avenue in Harlem, and NYPD Blames the Child
Drivers have killed at least 20 children age 14 and under since the 2014 launch of the city’s Vision Zero initiative.
August 22, 2017
NYC Kids Shouldn’t Have to Jump Through Hoops to Get a Play Street on Their Block
Obstacles abound for local groups that want their own Play Streets. For instance, the city won't approve Play Streets without the blessing of the local police precinct and the local community board -- which is apt to be more concerned with keeping drivers happy than giving kids room to play.
July 20, 2017
