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Did “Anti-Cyclist Bias” Let a Hit-and-Run Killer Off the Hook in Boston?
A hit-and-run truck driver has escaped prosecution for killing a cyclist in Massachusetts after a grand jury failed to indict on vehicular homicide charges. Alexander Motsenigos, 41, was killed last August while riding his bike along a suburban road in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he lived with his wife and six-year-old son. The driver never stopped.
February 26, 2013
Curb-Jumping Drivers Kill Women in Manhattan and Brooklyn; No Charges
Two pedestrians have been killed by curb-jumping drivers since Friday in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
February 25, 2013
Cy Vance: Driver Who Jumped the Curb and Hit Senior Not Reckless
A motorist who hit another vehicle, jumped the curb, struck a 90-year-old man and crashed into Saks Fifth Avenue was not driving recklessly, according to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance.
February 14, 2013
To Avoid Trial, DA Dan Donovan Grants Hit-and-Run Killer a Max of 1-3 Years
A hit-and-run driver may get as much as three years in jail, or no jail time at all, for striking and killing a Staten Island woman and injuring her grandson in Staten Island, under the terms of a plea deal with District Attorney Daniel Donovan.
February 11, 2013
In Queens, Five Years in Jail and Six-Month License Suspension for DWI Killer
A drunk driver who killed a Queens cyclist will be free to drive again in fewer than six years, under the terms of a plea agreement from District Attorney Richard Brown.
February 7, 2013
NYPD: Bus Driver Who Ran Woman Over Did Nothing Wrong
The bus driver who ran over and killed a woman in Canarsie last Friday broke no laws, according to NYPD.
January 28, 2013
Taxi Drivers Demand Justice for Mir Hossain, Killed by Speeding Driver
Early Sunday morning, Mir Hossain, 35, was standing next to his double-parked cab on East 26th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues when a speeding SUV driver rear-ended his taxi, sending him flying to the pavement and killing him.
January 23, 2013
Five Killed in Four Days: Holiday Season Marked by Pedestrian Deaths
In separate crashes in Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx, city motorists killed five pedestrians between Christmas and New Year's Day. Four of the crashes, which took the lives of a child and three young mothers, were hit-and-runs.
January 2, 2013
New Black Box Rule Isn’t Enough to Hold Drivers Accountable For Ped Crashes
Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a new rule requiring automakers to install event data recorders, known as EDRs or black boxes, in all light passenger vehicles. While the rule would expand the number of vehicles equipped to record critical information in the moments preceding a crash, that alone won't aid investigations of traffic deaths or strengthen cases against reckless drivers. For black boxes to help get to the bottom of pedestrian and cyclist fatalities, changes to local crash investigation procedures and to EDR technology itself need to happen as well.
December 17, 2012
Queens DA Richard Brown: Probation for Driver Charged With Manslaughter
A motorist charged with driving drunk and killing an elderly man in Queens will get probation thanks to a plea deal with the office of District Attorney Richard Brown, according to the New York Post.
December 13, 2012