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HORROR IN QUEENS: Child Killed, Another Injured by Reckless Driver
An 8-year-old boy was killed, and his 10-year-old brother was injured when a driver ran them over in Queens on Wednesday afternoon.
March 13, 2024
Another Pedestrian Killed by a Truck Driver; No Charge for Fatal Crash
Another truck driver has killed another pedestrian — and has not been charged for the crash, despite having made an illegal turn on Tuesday morning.
March 13, 2024
Jersey Firm In Two Fatal Crashes Has Many Violations, Yet Almost No Punishment
A company whose dump truck has now been involved in two fatal crashes in less than six months has racked up more than 60 tickets for reckless driving in the city. Does anyone care?
March 12, 2024
Friday’s Headlines: Repeat Offender Edition
The very same truck that a driver used to kill a Queens crossing guard last year was involved in a new fatal crash on Thursday in Brooklyn. Plus other news.
March 8, 2024
Pedestrian Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver on Canal: Cops
A Chinatown pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver early on Wednesday on the notoriously dangerous Canal Street.
March 6, 2024
Wednesday’s Headlines: Twisted Statistics Edition
Cyclist deaths hit a 23-year high in 2023 — but if you ask the New York Times, that grim statistic comes with a big asterisk. Plus more news.
March 6, 2024
EXCLUSIVE: Killer Driver Will Get Probation After Completing ‘Restorative Justice’ Course
The deal will allow Jorge Gonzalez-Cadme to avoid jail and keep driving, despite killing education pioneer Norman Fruchter.
March 6, 2024
Cyclist Killed After Being Doored Into Traffic on Unsafe Brooklyn Street in Already Violent Year
Broadway's danger is well known to DOT, which named it a Vision Zero Priority Corridor — yet the agency did nothing.
February 27, 2024
Greenpoint Woman Dies from Injuries Sustained in Crash
The driver's RAM truck had been nabbed by city speed cameras 26 times since 2018, including nine times last year.
February 25, 2024
Serious Crash in Greenpoint Again Reveals Flaws in City Design, Enforcement Against Reckless Drivers
A woman was seriously injured — and is clinging to life — because a driver with a long record of recklessness slammed into her on a Greenpoint Street as she came home with milk.
February 22, 2024