Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about DWI

Three People Killed by Motorists in Manhattan and Brooklyn This Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Nov 25, 2013 | 1 Comment

Three people were killed by motorists in separate crashes in Manhattan and Brooklyn over the weekend. At around 10:00 Sunday morning, Willie Zachary, 65, was struck on St. Nicholas Avenue in the vicinity of W. 131st Street by an alleged drunk and unlicensed driver. According to reports, Prince Julien, 23, was traveling south on St. Nicholas […]

Reports: Drunk Off-Duty NYPD Officer Kills Pedestrian in Staten Island

By Brad Aaron | Oct 4, 2013 | 8 Comments

Update: The victim of this crash was identified as William Hemphill, 51. A pedestrian was killed by an intoxicated off-duty NYPD officer in Staten Island this morning, according to reports. The crash happened on Richmond Terrace near Simonson and Lake Avenues at around 6:15 a.m., when the male victim was hit by the driver of a […]

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 […]