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NYPD Clears Hit-and-Run Driver and Blames Deceased Victim in the Press
NYPD says a man struck by a hit-and-run driver in East Harlem killed himself by lying in the street. While psychologizing the deceased victim to the press, police defended the driver, and filed no charges against him for leaving the scene of a fatal crash.
March 24, 2016
Driver Who Killed Charity Hicks Pleads to Homicide and Leaving the Scene
The hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a Detroit woman as she waited for a bus in Hell's Kitchen pled guilty to homicide and felony leaving the scene. He will serve a minimum of two and a maximum of six years in prison, pursuant to a judge's plea offer.
March 22, 2016
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Three Victims in Four Hours on Sunday [Updated]
Correction: Park Slope Stoop reports that the Park Slope victim was walking, not riding a bike. The copy in this post has been altered accordingly.
February 29, 2016
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills 16-Year-Old Girl on 40 MPH Queens Speedway
A hit-and-run driver killed a teenage girl in Rosedale early Wednesday morning.
February 10, 2016
DA Cy Vance Wins Conviction in Washington Heights Hit-and-Run Killing
A driver charged with fatally striking a man in Washington Heights and leaving the scene was sentenced to prison yesterday.
February 5, 2016
Charges Reduced in Manhattan Hit-and-Run Death of Charity Hicks
Charges have been reduced against a driver who allegedly killed a woman on a Manhattan sidewalk and fled the scene.
February 4, 2016
NYC Motorists Kill 2 Pedestrians and Critically Injure 2 Others in 3 Days
In four separate crashes since Thursday, at least two people have been struck and killed while walking, and two others were critically injured.
February 1, 2016
Richard Brown: Probation for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Kamil Gorski
A driver charged with a felony for the hit-and-run death of a Queens pedestrian was sentenced to probation as a result of a plea deal from District Attorney Richard Brown.
January 22, 2016
Felony Hit-and-Run Charge for Driver Who Allegedly Killed Can Reng Ma
A suspect was arrested and charged in the hit-and-run killing of cyclist Can Reng Ma in Sheepshead Bay, and NYPD is making exculpatory statements on the alleged driver's behalf.
January 21, 2016
NYPD: Still Defending Hit-and-Run Drivers to the Press [Updated]
Update: As of late Wednesday afternoon police have a suspect in custody and charges are pending, according to NYPD.
January 20, 2016