Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about District Attorneys

Scene of the crash that killed Chooi Tan. Video still: WABC

With Driver’s Sentence Hidden, Public Doesn’t Know If Eric Gonzalez Got Justice for Chooi Tan

By Brad Aaron | Jun 12, 2018 | No Comments

Gonzalez agreed to a plea deal with the unlicensed driver who killed Tan on a Canarsie sidewalk with a stolen car. The terms were sealed by the judge, according to the DA.

DOT installed a bikeway and other safety measures after a drunk driver killed Sean Ryan on Gerritsen Avenue. Photo: DOT

Eric Gonzalez Convicts Drunk Driver of Manslaughter for Killing Cyclist on Gerritsen Avenue

By Brad Aaron | May 18, 2018 | 5 Comments

DOT installed a bikeway and other safety measures on Gerritsen after a drunk driver killed Sean Ryan.

Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Indicts Driver Who Killed Two Kids on 9th Street for Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | May 3, 2018 | 6 Comments

The DA says Dorothy Bruns ignored doctors' instructions to stop driving months before she hit Joshua Lew and Abigail Blumenstein.

Jean Paul Guerrero and Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez

How Seriously Does Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Take Hit-and-Run Killings?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 19, 2018 | 1 Comment

In keeping with prior plea deals, Gonzalez offered as little 16 months in jail to the driver accused of killing Jean Paul Guerrero and fleeing the scene in 2016.

Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Lorenzo Anderson to Queens DA Richard Brown: “We Want Justice”

By Brad Aaron | Mar 29, 2018 | 2 Comments

Add another case to Brown's record of declining to pursue charges against drivers who kill people and flee the scene.

Franklin and Noble streets in Brooklyn, where an Action Carting driver killed Neftaly Ramirez and fled the scene. The red arrow indicates the direction of the driver and the white arrow indicates the path of the victim, according to reports. Image: Google Maps

NYPD Rejects Request for Records on Hit-and-Run Killing of Neftaly Ramirez

By Brad Aaron | Mar 20, 2018 | 5 Comments

As long as police and prosecutors refuse to disclose information about the death of Neftaly Ramirez, the public has no way to know how they determined not to press charges.

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