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Report: Road Violence Hits Record in First Quarter of 2024

Sixty people died in the first three months of the year, 50 percent more than the first quarter of 2018, which was the safest opening three months of any Vision Zero year.

April 25, 2024

Update: Driver Charged After Killing 10-Year-Old Girl Near South Williamsburg Playground

The 62-year-old driver struck and killed the youngster at the intersection of Wallabout Street and Wythe Avenue.

April 16, 2024

SEE IT! Ghost Car Driver Hits Cyclist Then Puts Back on His Plate

A driver with a record of removing his plate so he can speed without being caught struck a cyclist in Brooklyn on Monday morning — and put his license plate back on his ghost car in full view of a cop.

March 25, 2024

SEE IT! ‘Racist’ Wolverine Man Hit With 14-Year Sentence

Queens DA Melinda Katz said the sentence stemming from the June 2020 incident was "justice."

March 19, 2024

Driver Who Killed 8-Year-Old Had Four Prior Arrests for Unlicensed Driving: Cops

It's unclear why Jose Barcia, who cops say killed Bayron Palomino Arroyo, was able to obtain a driver's license after his quartet of arrests.

March 15, 2024

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 14, 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