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DA Ken Thompson: Charges for Punching Driver, No Charges for Killing Child
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson is prosecuting the man accused of punching the driver who killed 8-year-old Jadann Williams in Flatbush, but Thompson filed no charges against the driver.
September 2, 2015
No Charges for Driver Who Killed Jadann Williams, 8, on Flatbush Cul-de-Sac
Eight year-old Jadann Williams, who neighbors say loved sports and wanted to become a basketball star, was playing on a dead-end street just steps from her Flatbush home yesterday afternoon when a driver struck and killed her.
August 27, 2015
This Weekend: Kidical Mass Takes Upper Manhattan — and Staten Island
It’s Kidical Mass season, and there are two opportunities this weekend for children and adults to participate in group rides.
July 24, 2015
Ethan Villavicencio, 7, Killed by Motorist Inside Bronx Restaurant [Updated]
A motorist drove into a Bronx restaurant Thursday, killing 7-year-old Ethan Villavicencio and injuring the boy's sister and father.
June 5, 2015
Family and Friends Dedicate Cooper Stock Way
On Wednesday dozens of kids joined family members of Cooper Stock to designate W. 97th Street at West End Avenue as Cooper Stock Way. Cooper's mother, Dana Lerner, shared memories of Cooper, along with classmates -- "Cooper's Troopers" -- who waved signs imploring motorists to drive safely.
June 4, 2015
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
Motorists Kill Three Pedestrians and Seriously Injure Two Kids in Five Days
New York City motorists killed three adults and seriously injured two children in five crashes since last Thursday.
May 26, 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
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