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Judge Bars Woman Who Killed Cyclist From Driving in NY, No Thanks to NYPD
When Caitlin Venedam struck and killed Matthew Brenner on Sands Street on July 6, 2014, NYPD blamed Brenner and let Venedam off without so much as a ticket. Now, thanks to evidence that police failed to collect, an administrative law judge with the Department of Motor Vehicles has barred Venedam from driving in New York state, according to DNAinfo.
August 18, 2016
NYPD Still Keeps Crash Reports Under Lock and Key
Two years into the de Blasio administration's Vision Zero initiative, NYPD still refuses to release crash investigations to the public.
May 23, 2016
Red Light Runner Who Killed Cyclist in Midwood Charged With Drugged Driving
The driver who ran a red light and killed a cyclist in Midwood last night has been charged for driving while impaired by drugs. It's not clear yet whether NYPD and DA Ken Thompson will file additional charges.
May 10, 2016
78th Precinct: Don’t Blame Us For Deadly Trucks on Neighborhood Streets
Brooklyn's 78th Precinct has developed a well-earned reputation for taking street safety seriously, but it wasn't on display at last night's precinct community council meeting, where local residents grilled police on the death of cyclist James Gregg last Wednesday and the lack of truck route enforcement in Park Slope.
April 27, 2016
NYPD Admits It Wrongly Accused Lauren Davis of Biking Against Traffic
NYPD has amended the crash report that wrongly accused Lauren Davis of biking against traffic when she was struck and killed by a turning driver on Classon Avenue the morning of April 15.
April 26, 2016
Witness: Lauren Davis Was Biking With Traffic, Not Against, as NYPD Claimed
A witness who was biking behind Lauren Davis at the time she was struck and killed by a turning driver on the morning of April 15 says she is "absolutely sure [Davis] was not biking against traffic."
April 25, 2016
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
NYPD: Teacher Killed by Cop in Crosswalk “Assumed Risk” by Crossing Street
NYPD and the city Law Department are fighting a lawsuit filed by the family of a Brooklyn man who was killed in a crosswalk by an on-duty officer, on the grounds that the victim behaved recklessly by crossing the street.
March 22, 2016
Video Shows Driver Hitting Pedestrian in Brooklyn Crosswalk. Does NYPD Care?
A driver hit a pedestrian who was crossing with the right of way in Brooklyn on Saturday, but it’s unclear if NYPD filed charges or is pursuing an investigation.
November 19, 2015