Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about District Attorneys

Queens DA Richard Brown on Driver Who Killed Allison Liao: Accidents Happen

By Brad Aaron | Nov 17, 2014 | 215 Comments

A letter from District Attorney Richard Brown’s office explaining why no charges were filed against the driver who killed 3-year-old Allison Liao offers disturbing insight into the mindset of prosecutors charged with holding motorists accountable for serious traffic crashes in Queens. The crash was captured on video. On the afternoon of October 6, 2013, Allison […]

Ken Thompson Secures Manslaughter Conviction for Crash That Killed Driver

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2014 | 3 Comments

In an unusual instance of a sober driver facing penalties for causing a death, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson secured a manslaughter conviction for a crash that killed a second motorist. Last January, days after Thompson took office, Jermaine Filmore ran a red light on Eastern Parkway and hit two other vehicles, according to WABC. One […]

Chin Joins Victims’ Families to Blast Lax Enforcement of Street Safety Law

By Stephen Miller | Nov 11, 2014 | 9 Comments

Drivers have killed four pedestrians in and around Chinatown since late August. Despite a new law on the books that could be applied in some of these cases, NYPD and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance have not filed charges against the drivers. Yesterday, Council Member Margaret Chin gathered with victims’ families and community board leaders […]

It’s Still Legal to Run Over a Child on a New York City Sidewalk [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Oct 27, 2014 | 28 Comments

An 8-year-old girl run over on the sidewalk outside her Bronx school Friday was one of at least two New York City pedestrians killed by motorists over the weekend. A woman struck while walking to work in Brooklyn Sunday morning was the second victim. No charges have been filed in either crash. NYPD and the […]

DA Cy Vance: $250 Fine for Motorist Accused of Deliberately Striking Cyclist

By Brad Aaron | Oct 22, 2014 | 157 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance dropped assault charges against a hit-and-run driver accused of intentionally ramming a cyclist with an SUV, allowing the defendant to plead guilty to leaving the scene and pay a small fine, according to court documents and the victim’s attorney, Steve Vaccaro. Vaccaro says the case was one of several handled […]

Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson: $500 Fine for Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Senior

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2014 | 24 Comments

An unlicensed driver was sentenced to a small fine and probation after he ran over and killed a Brooklyn senior who was crossing with the right of way, per the terms of a plea deal with District Attorney Ken Thompson. Though the driver was charged with committing two traffic offenses at the time of the […]

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