Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run

NYPD: Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Two Pedestrians On Highways Today

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 24, 2020 | No Comments

Two people were killed by hit-and-run drivers while police said they attempted to cross highways in two different boroughs just an hour apart early Friday morning.

Deputy Chief Chuck Scholl tells Pix11 that the driver "may or may not know this happened." Video: Pix11

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NYPD Blames Two Victims For Their Own Deaths, Tells Pedestrians to Be Careful

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 16, 2020 | No Comments

Why is Brooklyn South Chief Charles Scholl blaming victims and exonerating drivers? Is he a law enforcement officer or just a schoolhouse scold?

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Brooklyn DA: Hit-and-Run Drivers Need Harsher Penalties

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

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

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 22, 2019 | No Comments

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.

The hit-and-run driver fled on foot and left his mangled Lexus at the scene. Video: CBS2 News.

Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 10, 2019 | 4 Comments

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?

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 3, 2019 | 2 Comments

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.

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