Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Curb Jumping

Sheer Luck Prevents Curb-Jumping Driver From Killing People on Court Street

By Brad Aaron | Nov 28, 2017 | 11 Comments

A motorist drove onto the sidewalk and crashed into a movie theater in Cobble Hill. No one was injured, but fatal off-road crashes remain a regular occurrence in NYC.

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.

Driver Hits Multiple People on Times Square Sidewalk: 1 Dead, 22 Injured

By Brad Aaron | May 18, 2017 | 103 Comments

Late this morning, a motorist drove onto a Times Square sidewalk and hit multiple people. The deceased victim was an 18-year-old woman. She was walking with her 13-year-old sister, who was also struck.

85-Year-Old Driver Hits 3 on Brooklyn Sidewalk, Killing 1

By Brad Aaron | Jan 31, 2017 | 8 Comments

There is no maximum age for driving in New York State. The DMV resources page for older drivers is six sentences long and refers people who are concerned about their driving skills to the AARP.

Driver Who Killed 3 People on Bronx Sidewalk Charged With Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Oct 20, 2016 | 6 Comments

District Attorney Darcel Clark filed manslaughter and homicide charges against a motorist who fatally struck three people, including a child, on a Bronx sidewalk last year. Howard Unger was indicted this week on three counts of manslaughter, three counts of assault, three counts of homicide, one count of misdemeanor reckless endangerment, and one misdemeanor count of falsifying records, […]

NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Left Van in Gear, Killing Senior in Astoria

By Brad Aaron | Sep 1, 2016 | 8 Comments

Update: The Daily News identified the deceased victim as Arline Smeal. A motorist killed one senior and severely injured another when the unattended van he was driving, left idling and in gear, backed across an Astoria intersection and onto the sidewalk. NYPD filed no charges. The crash occurred at around 2 p.m. at Broadway and 32nd Street. After the driver, […]

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