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Monday’s Headlines: Another Fatal Flight from Police Edition

Another cyclist has been killed by another driver fleeing police. Plus other news (including a hilarious SNL sketch about Assembly Member Harvey Epstein).

November 4, 2024

Tow Truck Stealing Scofflaw Still Not Caught By NYPD

Streetsblog ran the plates, the scofflaw has 13 school zone speed camera violations!

September 11, 2024

Brooklyn Man Dies 12 Years After Hit-and-Run Crash That Confined Him to a Hospital Bed

The driver fled the scene of crash in 2012 and was never caught by police.

June 11, 2024

SEE IT: Hit-and-Run Driver With Fake Plate Seriously Injures Cyclist

The 5 p.m. crash occurred at Flushing and Waverly avenue near the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

March 28, 2024

Woman Fatally Struck By Hit-and-Run Driver in Queens

It's the latest death in an already bloody year on New York City streets.

February 1, 2024

Police Nab One Half of Hit-and-Run Duo Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens Last Year

Cops cuffed a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a 68-year-old pedestrian in Queens late last year. The second driver who hit the victim before also fleeing the scene is still on the loose.

January 11, 2024

Another Cyclist Killed in One of the Deadliest Years on Record

A rider of an electric bike was killed by a hit-and-run truck driver on Northern Boulevard early on Thursday morning.

December 29, 2023

Cops Say They Have Arrested One of the Two Drivers Who Killed Beloved Senior

The other driver who also hit 79-year-old Yvonne Sandiford remains at large — though cops can't say which.

December 15, 2023

Judge Orders Trial for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Turned Down ‘Reasonable’ Sentencing Offer

Judge Brendan Lantry turns down driver's request for mere probation for killing a delivery worker in 2022. The trial will start in January.

December 6, 2023

Cops Hunting BMW Driver Who Killed Pedestrian In Astoria Hit-And-Run

A driver who fled the scene of a crash on foot remains at-large hours after striking and killing a pedestrian in Astoria, Queens, cops said.

October 20, 2023