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Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Greenway Cyclist Gets 1 to 4 Years
The hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist Olga Cook on the Hudson River Greenway is going to jail. On the evening of June 11, 2016, Samuel Silva hit Cook with a Ford pickup truck as he turned right from West Street onto Chambers Street. Cook, 30, was knocked to the ground and sustained fatal head and body trauma.
March 10, 2017
Cab Driver Who Challenged ROW Law Pleads Guilty in Pedestrian Death
Livery driver Buddhi Gurung, who killed 77-year-old Carol Dauplaise on the East Side, pled guilty after a judge ruled against him. It was the second time Manhattan DA Cy Vance successfully fended off a constitutional challenge to the city's Right of Way Law.
March 2, 2017
Drugged Driver Who Killed Brooklyn Cyclist Pleads to Manslaughter
Eduard Nikhman was charged with two counts of manslaughter, two counts of assault, homicide, and driving while impaired by drugs -- all felonies -- as well as speeding, reckless driving, and failure to obey a traffic device.
February 1, 2017
NYPD: No Charges for Trucker Who Dismembered Woman in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run
It would be the second time this month NYPD declined to charge a motorist for leaving the scene of a fatal crash -- a felony.
January 19, 2017
No Charges After Drivers Kill 3 People in Separate Crashes in 4 Hours
Motorists killed three people walking and biking in Brooklyn. In one case a driver ran over a senior in broad daylight and left the scene.
January 10, 2017
State’s Highest Court Holds NYC Liable for Injuries on Streets Without Traffic Calming
The decision says that when local governments are aware that a street design leads to dangerous driving behaviors, they have an obligation to act.
January 5, 2017
Rodriguez Proposes Amber Alert System to Nab Fatal Hit-and-Run Drivers
Last year, fatal hit-and-run crashes increased 34 percent in New York City, and in the past week alone, hit-and-run drivers killed three pedestrians. This morning, City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez announced a legislative package aimed at combatting the growing hit-and-run epidemic.
January 4, 2017
No Charges for Driver Who Killed Senior in Bensonhurst Crosswalk
A senior has died from injuries sustained when a motorist hit her in a Bensonhurst crosswalk last month. NYPD filed no charges.
December 8, 2016
MTA Bus Driver Pleads Guilty in Deadly Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Crash
An MTA bus driver who killed a senior in Brooklyn last year pled guilty to leaving the scene and violating the victim's right of way.
December 7, 2016
No Charges Filed After Drivers Kill 2 People in Brooklyn and the Bronx
NYPD filed no charges after drivers killed two people walking in separate crashes in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
December 7, 2016
