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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York&#8217;s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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Cab Driver Pleads to Homicide for Killing 2 on Bronx Sidewalk While Off Epilepsy Meds

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No Charges for Jersey City Driver Who Killed Jeremiah Grant, 8, and Left Scene

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Motorist Kills Kayshawn Whitick, 13, on 5th Avenue in Harlem, and NYPD Blames the Child

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Cab Driver Pleads to Homicide for Killing 2 on Bronx Sidewalk While Off Epilepsy Meds

No Charges for Jersey City Driver Who Killed Jeremiah Grant, 8, and Left Scene

Drivers Out of Control Near Your Local School? Thank Simcha Felder and Senate Republicans

Motorist Kills Kayshawn Whitick, 13, on 5th Avenue in Harlem, and NYPD Blames the Child

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Reckless Driver and Poor Street Design Kill Skylar Perkins, Age 1, in Queens

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