Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Curb Jumping

Here's the spot on Bay Street in Tompkinsville, where hit-and-run driver Marques Rios killed Heriberta Ramirez in June 2018. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 People Walking in Brooklyn and Staten Island Over the Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Jul 2, 2018 | 1 Comment

Jose Cardoso was struck on the sidewalk outside his Greenwood Heights workplace. Heriberta Ramirez was killed crossing a Tompkinsville street by a motorist who has yet to be caught or identified.

NYPD: No Charges After Drivers Collide, Killing Shaena Sinclair and Injuring Her 6-Year-Old Son on Canarsie Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Jun 13, 2018 | 6 Comments

The collision propelled a car onto the curb with enough force to kill, but NYPD says speed was "not a factor."

Scene of the crash that killed Chooi Tan. Video still: WABC

With Driver’s Sentence Hidden, Public Doesn’t Know If Eric Gonzalez Got Justice for Chooi Tan

By Brad Aaron | Jun 12, 2018 | No Comments

Gonzalez agreed to a plea deal with the unlicensed driver who killed Tan on a Canarsie sidewalk with a stolen car. The terms were sealed by the judge, according to the DA.

Driver Careens Into Bed-Stuy Restaurant, Injuring Two People and Himself

By David Meyer | May 31, 2018 | 7 Comments

Police said the driver was sideswiped by another motorist and filed no charges. But a witness told Eater New York there was no second driver.

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.

If the TLC driver who caused this crash has a medical condition that affects his ability to drive, the public needs to know if he’s still operating a cab. Image via WNBC

Citing “Medical Episode,” NYPD Declines to Charge Livery Driver in Lower Manhattan Crash That Injured 4 Bystanders

By Brad Aaron | Dec 8, 2017 | 16 Comments

NYPD filed no charges against a TLC driver who caused a collision that injured three pedestrians and one person on a bike. Meanwhile, a second TLC vehicle involved in the crash is connected to a string of dangerous driving offenses.

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