Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Children

Driver “Flying” Through Harlem School Zone Kills Child — Tabs Blame Victim

By Brad Aaron | May 7, 2015 | 43 Comments

A driver operating a TLC-licensed vehicle killed a 12-year-old boy outside a school in Harlem Wednesday. The crash occurred in the 32nd Precinct, where officers issue an average of between one and two speeding tickets per day. Ervi Secundino was hit at approximately 3:15 p.m. in front of Frederick Douglass Academy, where he was in the sixth grade, […]

Cab Driver Who Killed Cooper Stock Remains Eligible for TLC License

By Brad Aaron | Apr 17, 2015 | 8 Comments

The cab driver who killed Cooper Stock is still eligible to be licensed by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. Koffi Komlani struck 9-year-old Cooper and his father, Richard Stock, in an Upper West Side crosswalk in January 2014. This week, Komlani pled guilty to careless driving and was sentenced to a nominal fine and a six-month […]

Cy Vance: $580 Fine for Driver Who Killed 9-Year-Old Cooper Stock

By Brad Aaron | Apr 14, 2015 | 38 Comments

In separate stories published yesterday, family members of Marilyn Dershowitz and Cooper Stock, both lost to traffic violence, criticized Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance for his reluctance to file serious charges against motorists who kill people. Vance declined to apply criminal charges against Koffi Komlani, the cab driver who struck 9-year-old Cooper and his father as the two walked hand […]

No Charges for Cab Driver Who Killed Two People on Bronx Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 23, 2015 | 22 Comments

No charges have been filed against a cab driver who drove onto a sidewalk in the Bronx and killed a man and a young girl. The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Reports say the 44-year-old driver, whose name is being withheld by NYPD and the Taxi and Limousine Commission, hit a parked car on a Grand […]

Driver Who Killed 9-Year-Old on Sidewalk Can Regain License in 5 Years

By Brad Aaron | Mar 5, 2015 | 14 Comments

The driver who ran over two children on a Brooklyn sidewalk, killing 9-year-old Lucian Merryweather and injuring his 4-year-old brother, will serve no jail time and be eligible to legally drive again in five years, pursuant to a plea arrangement with Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. Thompson’s lead vehicular crimes prosecutor cited case law precedent […]

MTA Bus Driver Runs Over 15-Year-Old Girl in Brooklyn Crosswalk [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Feb 13, 2015 | 15 Comments

Update: NYPD told Streetsblog the bus driver involved in this crash was arrested and charges are pending. Transportation Alternatives tweeted that, according to police, he was charged under the Right of Way law. An MTA bus driver ran over a teenage girl in a Brooklyn crosswalk this morning. The 15-year-old victim was walking north across […]

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