City Workers Involved in More Injury-Causing Crashes: Report
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The increase in crashes that caused injuries or deaths is odd, considering that overall collisions decreased slightly, from 6,304 in 2018 to 6,061 in 2019.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Crash Data
Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old
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Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.
BLOOD IN THE STREETS: Three More Pedestrians are Dead [UPDATED]
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Three more pedestrians have been killed by reckless drivers — bringing the total death count this bloody year to 106, or 14 percent more than this time last year.
UPDATE: NYPD Arrests Driver Who Hit and Killed a Woman in the Crosswalk
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Updated: Cops cuffed the driver who struck and killed a woman in a crosswalk of a Brooklyn intersection, the NYPD said on July 8. On June 30, police offered preliminary information about the death of 33-year-old Ingrid Pineda-Cuellar, who was struck by 78-year-old Jean Victorin as she crossed Utica Avenue at 6:53 a.m. on June 27. Police […]
Road Fatalities Are Way Up* (Yes, That’s an Asterisk)
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Pay no attention to those statistics on that seemingly official NYPD website — traffic fatalities are not up 26.2 percent so far this year. They're "only" up 22.4 percent.
NYPD: Driver Kills Elderly Woman in Queens Crosswalk
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A driver hit and killed an elderly woman in a crosswalk near the Queensboro Bridge on Wednesday morning — but is not yet facing any charges, police said.