Wednesday’s Headlines: ‘You Know How Women Drive’ Edition
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Assembly Member Brian Kolb got drunk, drove, then blamed his wife. At least according to court papers. That, plus all the other headlines from a busy Tuesday.
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Thursday’s Headlines: Happy New Year Edition
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Happy New Year, Friends of Streetsblog. Thanks for your donations — and we're back for another year of fighting the fight.
Hit-and-Run Drunk Driver Kills Scooter Driver In High-Speed Queens Crash, But is Later Caught
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The fatal crash occurred on a road near a jumble of expressways and service streets next to JFK Airport.
Police Search For Fatal Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fled Queens Crash On Foot
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A hit-and-run driver fled his car on foot after fatally striking a woman’s car early Tuesday morning in Queens, killing the 72-year-old passenger and sending the 56-year-old driver to the hospital.
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 People Walking in Brooklyn and Staten Island Over the Weekend
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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.
Retired NYPD Officer Pleads to Homicide in Killing of Bronx Pedestrian Marino Nunez
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Jorge Hernaiz, who worked at the 43rd Precinct, had a BAC of .25 when he fatally struck Nunez on Broadway in Riverdale, then tried to remove the victim from underneath his car.