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Unlicensed Drivers Comprise One-Quarter Of Street Fatalities: Data
Unlicensed drivers are now responsible for one-quarter of road fatalities — and are linked to fatal crashes much more often now than pre-pandemic, a new Streetsblog analysis shows.
January 12, 2026
Friday’s Headlines: Vice News’s Great Get Edition
I've been committing criminal mischief all over town, yet Vice News got a truly awesome scoop. Plus the rest of the day's news.
December 30, 2022
The Death of Kevin Flores Is a Complete and Total Failure of Our Vehicle Regulation System
The driver who killed Flores, 13, lacked a valid license, but the oil truck company operating out of his Suffolk County home is in good standing with U.S. DOT.
January 29, 2018
Probation and Fine for Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Abrehet Hagos in Washington Heights
Kyara DeJesus hit Abrehet Hagos with a Mercedes at Broadway and W. 180th Street. She was not charged by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance for taking the victim’s life.
October 30, 2017
Eric Gonzalez: Six Months in Jail for Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Francis Perez
Brian Young hit 28-year-old Francis Perez on Avenue V in Sheepshead Bay on September 23, 2016. Perez was carrying snacks for his 8-year-old son when Young slammed a Toyota SUV into him and kept going. Pursuant to the deal with Gonzalez, Young can get his license back in two years just by filling out DMV paperwork.
May 25, 2017
Alleged Drunk, Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Delivery Worker as NYPD Targets Cyclists
Gelacio Reyes was riding home from work when he was struck by Cristian Guiracocha, who was charged with DWI and tampering with an ignition interlock.
April 3, 2017
Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Death
Brian Young was charged for fleeing the scene but not for the act of killing 28-year-old Francis Perez.
March 31, 2017
Brooklyn DA Charges Driver With Manslaughter for Killing Victoria Nicodemus
A grand jury has indicted Marlon Sewell for second-degree manslaughter six months after he jumped a curb in Fort Greene and killed 30-year-old Victoria Nicodemus while driving with a suspended license, Gothamist reports. Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson had refrained from pressing felony charges until Nicodemus's family pressured his office to take action.
June 28, 2016
DA Ken Thompson Still Hasn’t Charged Driver for December Sidewalk Killing
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson charged the driver who killed Victoria Nicodemus on a Fort Greene sidewalk with unlicensed driving, but did not file charges for taking the victim's life. Six months after the crash, Nicodemus's family says the DA is dragging his feet on the case.
June 6, 2016
Sidewalk Killer Free to Drive Thanks to Judge and Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson
A judge refused to take the license of the motorist who killed Victoria Nicodemus on a Brooklyn sidewalk because, she said, District Attorney Ken Thompson filed no charges for reckless driving.
January 12, 2016