Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run

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.

The truck driver who killed Aurilla Lawrence in Williamsburg on Feb. 28 will face no consequences for the crash. Photo provided by Danijela Dusanic.

DA Won’t Charge Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Aurilla Lawrence

By Dave Colon | Aug 16, 2019 | 45 Comments

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.

6th Avenue and West 23rd Street, where Collopy was struck by the cyclist. (Google Maps)

Cops: Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist

By Dave Colon | Aug 7, 2019 | 153 Comments

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.

The deadly intersection of Woodhaven Boulevard and 91st Avenue.

UPDATED: Cops Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Queens

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 25, 2019 | 2 Comments

Cops are looking for the hit-and-run driver who killed a man Thursday morning in Queens — just hours after one of the deadliest days — in a very deadly year — on the streets of New York City.

Writing condolences at the vigil for dead cyclist Robyn Hightman. Photo: Yosef Kessler

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NYPD May Stop Ticketing Cyclists After They’re Killed

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 27, 2019 | 16 Comments

NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan’s seemingly ad-libbed comments came after a reporter at unrelated press conference asked why bikers are typically targeted for enforcement after they are killed by car drivers.

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