Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Children

DA Eric Gonzalez and NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed 2 Kids in Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2018 | 36 Comments

Video shows Dorothy Bruns run a red light before striking the children, ages 1 and 4, and their mothers. The car Bruns was driving has been tagged for four red light violations and four school zone speeding violations since 2016.

People on the sidewalk scatter as Kwasi Oduro accelerates forward after backing into a restaurant and running over 7-year-old Ethan Villavicencio. Video still: News 12

Darcel Clark: Probation for Driver Who Killed Child Inside Bronx Restaurant and Fled Scene

By Brad Aaron | Feb 13, 2018 | 6 Comments

Kwasi Oduro killed Ethan Villavicencio, 7, and injured the boy’s little sister and father as they ate in a sandwich shop. Oduro got no jail time and may drive again in five years.

The Death of Kevin Flores Is a Complete and Total Failure of Our Vehicle Regulation System

By Brad Aaron | Jan 29, 2018 | 18 Comments

The driver who killed Flores, 13, lacked a valid license, but the oil truck company operating out of his Suffolk County home is in good standing with U.S. DOT.

Cab Driver Pleads to Homicide for Killing 2 on Bronx Sidewalk While Off Epilepsy Meds

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2017 | 14 Comments

Emilio Garcia hit Tierre Clark, 5, and Kadeem Brown, 25, on the Grand Concourse.

No Charges for Jersey City Driver Who Killed Jeremiah Grant, 8, and Left Scene

By Brad Aaron | Oct 31, 2017 | 1 Comment

Though the motorist was driving away before witnesses stopped him, police declined to categorize the crash as a hit-and-run. The media blamed the child for the collision.

Drivers Out of Control Near Your Local School? Thank Simcha Felder and Senate Republicans

By Brad Aaron | Sep 7, 2017 | 8 Comments

The streets around NYC schools would be safer this year if not for State Senate Republicans and Simcha Felder, who rejected legislation to double the number of school zones where Albany allows the city to place speed enforcement cameras.

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