Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations

Bronx Driver Who Killed Heather Lough Pleads to Reckless Driving in Exchange for Wrist Tap

By Brad Aaron | Jul 17, 2018 | 3 Comments

Robert Owens's plea arrangement with District Attorney Darcel Clark resulted in a nominal fine and a brief interruption of his driving privileges.

Driver Careens Into Bed-Stuy Restaurant, Injuring Two People and Himself

By David Meyer | May 31, 2018 | 7 Comments

Police said the driver was sideswiped by another motorist and filed no charges. But a witness told Eater New York there was no second driver.

MTA Bus Driver Kills 7-Year-Old Shevon Bethea in the Bronx

By Brad Aaron | May 29, 2018 | 1 Comment

New York City motorists have killed six children age 14 or under in the first five months of 2018, marking the first year-to-year increase in child traffic deaths in the Vision Zero era.

Franklin and Noble streets in Brooklyn, where an Action Carting driver killed Neftaly Ramirez and fled the scene. The red arrow indicates the direction of the driver and the white arrow indicates the path of the victim, according to reports. Image: Google Maps

NYPD Rejects Request for Records on Hit-and-Run Killing of Neftaly Ramirez

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2018 | 5 Comments

As long as police and prosecutors refuse to disclose information about the death of Neftaly Ramirez, the public has no way to know how they determined not to press charges.

Union Turnpike at 175th Street, where Phil O’Reilly was killed by a driver in January. Image: Google Maps

Driver Who Killed Phil O’Reilly Had a History of Speeding and Red Light Tickets

By Brad Aaron | Mar 13, 2018 | 10 Comments

The same Nissan was cited for speeding five times in less than two years and a red light violation two months before O'Reilly was killed.

A driver struck multiple pedestrians and killed two children on 9th Street in Park Slope this afternoon. Photo: Leah Finnegan/Twitter

Driver Kills Two Children, Ages 1 and 4, on Ninth Street in Park Slope

By David Meyer | Mar 5, 2018 | 80 Comments

The location has a history of serious crashes, and is mere feet away from the Park Slope YMCA where Mayor de Blasio is driven to his morning workout each day.

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