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New Mural in Park Slope Puts Traffic Justice Front and Center
By the end of the month, people loading food into their cars at the Key Food on Fifth Avenue and Sterling Place in Park Slope will have a great view of a new mural about safe driving.
August 10, 2015
NYPD: Driver Error Caused Crash That Killed Mike Rogalle
NYPD determined that a driver pinballing down a Manhattan street caused a curb-jump crash that killed a pedestrian, but police and District Attorney Cy Vance filed no charges.
August 5, 2015
DA Richard Brown: $500 Fine for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Injured Senior
Pursuant to a plea deal with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, an allegedly unlicensed and impaired motorist who reportedly has a history of reckless driving arrests was sentenced to a small fine and probation for running over a senior and trying to flee the scene.
July 29, 2015
Vance Nets Felony Indictment for Driver in Beekman Sidewalk Hit-and-Run
A woman accused of deliberately driving onto a sidewalk in the Financial District, injuring a pedestrian, and leaving the scene was indicted on felony charges today, according to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
July 22, 2015
Unlicensed Dump Truck Driver Kills Senior Near Bowery and Canal
On Friday afternoon, a dump truck driver with a suspended license struck and killed 83-year-old Ka Chor Yau, who was crossing a deadly intersection at the base of the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown. The same intersection is due to receive pedestrian safety improvements this summer.
July 20, 2015
Cy Vance: Repeat Hit-and-Run Killer Shouldn’t Drive Again; Judge: Disagree
A driver who killed two people in separate hit-and-run crashes could be driving again in two years after a judge disregarded a sentencing recommendation from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
July 15, 2015
MTA Report on Fatal Bus Crash Doesn’t Say What the Post Says It Does
The Post ran a story today blaming the death of 64-year-old John Lavery in the Bronx last October on a broken street light, not the bus driver who struck him. But the very report cited by the Post, obtained by Streetsblog [PDF], reveals that the MTA's internal investigation ruled the collision was preventable, and that driver Theresa Gallagher failed to take the turn at a safe speed, as drivers are trained to.
July 6, 2015
Cy Vance Nets Felony Conviction of Driver Who Killed Senior Shu Ying Liu
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance secured a felony hit-and-run conviction against a truck driver who killed a senior in Hell's Kitchen.
June 23, 2015
Did Cy Vance’s Office Investigate the Crash That Killed Mike Rogalle?
A Manhattan prosecutor says District Attorney Cy Vance's office has no record of any investigation into the curb-jump crash that killed pedestrian Mike Rogalle.
June 18, 2015