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Video showed Deborah Pecoraro strike Mary Cerqua while making a left turn into the crosswalk at Hylan Boulevard and Wiman Avenue. Image via NY1

SI Motorist Who Killed Senior Mary Cerqua Pleads to Violating Victim’s Right of Way

By Brad Aaron | Jun 29, 2017 | 1 Comment

Deborah Pecoraro hit Cerqua, 73, in a crosswalk, then reportedly told police the victim caused the crash. She was charged after investigators reviewed video evidence.

Main Street at Maple Avenue in Flushing, where Ana Urena killed 80-year-old Jao Lin Zhu in 2015. Photo: Google Maps

Driver Who Challenged Right of Way Law Pleads Guilty, Is Fined $50 for Killing Queens Senior

By Brad Aaron | Jun 21, 2017 | 2 Comments

Ana Urena hit Jao Lin Zhu, 80, in a crosswalk. She ultimately pled guilty to violating Zhu's right of way, but there is no indication that her license was suspended or revoked.

Young served five months in jail and was fined $2,000 for killing Francis Perez and leaving the scene. Image: News 12

Eric Gonzalez: Six Months in Jail for Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Francis Perez

By Brad Aaron | May 25, 2017 | 3 Comments

Brian Young hit 28-year-old Francis Perez on Avenue V in Sheepshead Bay on September 23, 2016. Perez was carrying snacks for his 8-year-old son when Young slammed a Toyota SUV into him and kept going. Pursuant to the deal with Gonzalez, Young can get his license back in two years just by filling out DMV paperwork.

Jack Koval with his parents, Bobbi and Joe

Jack Koval’s Parents Had to Conduct Their Own Crash Investigation to Hold the Cop Who Struck and Killed Their Son Accountable

By Brad Aaron | May 25, 2017 | 12 Comments

NYPD blamed Jack Koval for his own death, and the DA didn't charge the off-duty NYPD officer who killed him. But after hearing from a witness the Kovals tracked down on their own, a DMV judge found the driver at fault.

Avenue J and E. 10th Street in Midwood, where Joseph Zayats fatally struck Krystyna Iwanowicz with an SUV and fled the scene. Image: Google Maps

Eric Gonzalez: Probation, $500 Fine for Driver Who Killed Woman and Fled

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2017 | 3 Comments

Krystyna Iwanowicz was crossing the street with a walker when Joseph Zayats hit her with a Jeep SUV and left her to die.

NYPD has a get-out-of-jail-free card for drivers of large trucks who strike and kill people. Image: News 12

Unlicensed Driver Pleads Guilty in Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Death

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2017 | 6 Comments

Brian Young was charged for fleeing the scene but not for the act of killing 28-year-old Francis Perez.

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