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Locals Have Been Begging for Safer Street Where Trucker Killed Citi Bike Rider
Four dead cyclists in three years. Enough is enough, say Astoria activists.
January 6, 2023
Tragedy Times Two: Lev Fruchter Has Now Lost Both Parents to Road Violence
First, Rachel Fruchter was killed by a reckless, uninsurable driver in Prospect Park in 1997. Then, Norman Fruchter was killed last month by a reckless uninsurable driver in Bay Ridge.
January 6, 2023
BREAKING: Cement Truck Driver Fatally Strikes Woman on Citi Bike in Astoria
A trucker fatally struck a woman riding a Citi Bike in Astoria on Thursday evening, the fourth cyclist to be killed in the western Queens neighborhood in less than three years, according to officials.
January 5, 2023
Pedestrian Killed at a Dangerous Bronx Intersection that City Has Failed to Make Safe
A pick-up truck driver killed a pedestrian early on New Year's Eve at a notoriously dangerous Bronx intersection, then left him to die, cops said.
January 4, 2023
Moped Rider Dies in Crash in Dangerous Maspeth
A scooter rider was killed — presumably by a driver — in an early morning crash on Monday, police said.
January 3, 2023
SUV Plummets onto LIRR Tracks in Brooklyn, Killing One
“I thought the concrete barrier was gonna stop it but it didn't and it just went over," said a witness.
December 30, 2022
Driver of Truck With 17 Speeding Tickets Fatally Hits Moped Rider In Williamsburg
A motorist whose company truck has a long history of dangerous driving, fatally struck a moped rider on a dangerous Williamsburg street on Wednesday morning.
December 28, 2022
FACT CHECK: Many More Children Die from Road Violence than Gun Violence
KOMANOFF: Even with the awful 2020 spike in firearm deaths of U.S. youths, more than twice as many pre-teen children die from traffic violence as from gun violence.
December 28, 2022
In Memoriam: So Many Lives Lost to Road Violence — And So Many Lessons We Could Be Learning
In a twist on our annual story, we'll look at the specific details behind some of the year's most tragic deaths in hopes that the city and its drivers can learn some valuable lessons about keeping the most vulnerable road users safe.
December 26, 2022
