Brooklyn DA: Hit-and-Run Drivers Need Harsher Penalties
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District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is again demanding that lawmakers in Albany increase the jail time for hit-and-run drivers who kill,
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NYPD Arrests Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Woman in Sheepshead Bay
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Cops on Monday said they arrested the hit-and-run driver who ran over a 66-year-old woman in Sheepshead Bay last week, leaving her for dead.
Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot
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A hit-and-run driver fled his car on foot after fatally striking a woman’s car early Tuesday morning in Queens, killing the 72-year-old passenger and sending the 56-year-old driver to the hospital.
STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?
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Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.
DA Won’t Charge Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Aurilla Lawrence
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Another hit-and-run driver will escape accountability in New York City thanks to police and prosecutors who won't bring charges against motorists who kill.
Cops: Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist
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Michael Collopy, 60, was hit by a cyclist on July 31 as he stood in the protected bike lane at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street. The cyclist kept on pedaling. Collopy died on Wednesday of his injuries.