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A memorial for baby Apolline at the corner of Vanderbilt and Gates avenues. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

EXCLUSIVE: Reckless Driver Who Killed Baby Apolline Took Driver ‘Accountability’ Course — But It Didn’t Change a Thing

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 6, 2021 | No Comments

Such "safe-driving" courses are seen by some as a model for changing the behavior of reckless drivers. But there is limited evidence they work — and certainly did not in the case of Tyrik Mott.

An NYPD squad car sits in the bike lane across from a memorial for a 3-month-old killed by a reckless driver at the corner of Vanderbilt and Gates avenues in Brooklyn. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Who Failed Baby Apolline? Literally Everyone in Multiple Agencies in All Three Branches of Government

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 14, 2021 | No Comments

Failure has many fathers.

A New York State trooper pulling the driver over. Source: YouTube

Manhattan DA Drops Charges Against Reckless Driver Who Totaled Luxury Car

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 23, 2021 | No Comments

The Manhattan District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against a notoriously reckless car buff who was allegedly high on drugs.

Effort to Give DOT Crash Investigation Unit Ends Up Tilting Toward Expanding NYPD’s Role

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 24, 2021 | No Comments

Well, if you can't beat 'em, expand 'em.

The corner where Allison Liao was killed was named in her honor. Photo: Families for Safe Streets

ANALYSIS: Is Jailing Killer Drivers the Only Way Forward for Street Safety?

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 9, 2021 | No Comments

The indictment of a killer driver earlier this year is a turning point in how prosecutors hold drivers accountable — but it also might be an inflection point as the safe-streets movement confronts the role of incarceration in making roadways safer. A deep dive.

OPINION: The Manhattan DA Must Put Muscle Into Traffic Safety

By Diana Florence | Jan 4, 2021 | No Comments

The office must establish a 'Vehicular Crimes Task Force' to investigate every death or serious injury, argues candidate Diana Florence, a former ADA.

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