Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Curb Jumping

Another Curb-Jumping Cab Driver Wreaks Havoc in Midtown North Precinct

By Brad Aaron | Aug 20, 2013 | 38 Comments

Three pedestrians were injured, two seriously, this morning when a cab driver jumped a curb in a Midtown precinct where NYPD has issued 10 speeding tickets in the last year and a half. The crash occurred at Sixth Avenue and 49th Street at approximately 11:19 a.m. Photos from the scene show the cab well up […]

NYPD: Repeat Drunk Driver Hits Three Pedestrians and Cyclist in East Village

By Brad Aaron | Jun 19, 2013 | 51 Comments

An intoxicated and speeding motorist with a history of drunk driving jumped a curb and slammed into a storefront in the East Village this morning, putting three pedestrians and a cyclist in the hospital, according to NYPD and published reports. Just before 7 a.m., Shaun Martin of Bayside was barreling south on Second Avenue in […]

Amidst Tabloid Attack on Bicycling, Another Child Killed By Reckless Motorist

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2013 | 50 Comments

Update: The Post and DNAinfo have identified the victims as Ariel Russo, 4, and her grandmother, Katia Gutierrez. The driver has been named as Franklin Reyes, 17. Correcting information released earlier today, NYPD now says Reyes has a record of one arrest, and it was not for robbery, according to the Post. A young child and […]

Hynes: No Charges for Curb-Jumper Who Blew Red and Killed Pedestrian

By Brad Aaron | May 13, 2013 | 6 Comments

A Sheepshead Bay driver who ran a red light, jumped a curb and struck three people, killing one, has not been charged criminally by NYPD or Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes. Yuliya Hermanska, 27, died from her injuries a week after the March 23 crash, according to the Daily News. Police say the driver, Mikhail […]

Motorists Crash Into Businesses in Queens and Brooklyn, Taking Life and Limb

By Brad Aaron | Apr 24, 2013 | 4 Comments

Curb-jumping motorists have crashed into places of business in Brooklyn and Queens in two incidents since Tuesday morning, leaving one dead and several injured, including a man whose legs were reported severed. At approximately 11:40 a.m. yesterday, a speeding driver rear-ended a vehicle on 126th Street in Willets Point, then veered off the street and […]

Immune From Prosecution, Curb-Jumping NYC Motorists Claim More Victims

By Brad Aaron | Apr 8, 2013 | 18 Comments

Denim McLean, the toddler who was one of 10 people struck by a curb-jumping motorist in East Flatbush last month, died from his injuries. Other than driver speed, it’s still not clear what caused the March 30 crash, which put at least three others in the hospital. The victims included Denim’s mother, Wendy McLean, who remains […]

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