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Disabled Woman Latest Victim of Road Carnage
A woman crossing a Queens street on an "electric mobility scooter" was run down and killed by the driver of an SUV over the weekend, but the driver was not charged, police said on Tuesday.
March 17, 2020
Queens Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Motorcyclist
A Queens woman was struck and killed on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood on Saturday night by a motorcyclist whom witnesses described as traveling at an extremely high rate of speed.
March 16, 2020
Brooklyn Pol: NYPD Must Include Traffic Crashes In Crime Data
Council Member Mark Treyger wants New York’s Finest to include traffic crashes its world-renowned crime data portal known as CompStat so that crashes are treated with equal seriousness by the NYPD.
March 13, 2020
Defying Evidence, NYPD Won’t Say Driver was Speeding in Fatal Bay Ridge Crash
The badly damaged car — parked near the Bay Ridge police stationhouse — is riddled with damage consistent with striking a pedestrian at an excessive speed.
March 8, 2020
UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Speeding Driver in Bay Ridge
“I am deeply shaken by [this] death of a pedestrian — killed by a speeding driver," said the area's state senator.
March 5, 2020
New York Could Be First To Adopt ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’
"There's just a huge need for it," said Amy Cohen of the advocacy group, Families for Safe Streets.
March 4, 2020
Monday’s Headlines: Mourning in East New York Edition
A neighborhood grieves the lost of two children two days apart. Plus the rest of the day's news.
March 2, 2020
ANALYSIS: For Faster Bronx Buses, Get Rid of Cars
Until the city commits to more busways, the MTA's bus-network redesign amounts to tinkering. Bring on the red paint!
March 2, 2020
UPDATE: Second Child Run Down and Killed in East New York — Driver Arrested
The victim was in a crosswalk.
February 27, 2020
UPDATE: Bus Driver Arrested for Killing Girl; Mayor Sends ‘Thoughts and Prayers’
UPDATE: A yellow bus driver killed a 10-year-old girl in East New York, but was later charged, police said.
February 25, 2020
