86-Year-Old Driver Kills Giovanni Ampuero, 9, in Queens Crosswalk
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Motorists have killed five children walking or biking on NYC streets this year, compared to one such fatality in the first four months of 2017.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Hit-and-Run
Hit-and-Run Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist on Webster Avenue in the Bronx
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Hit-and-run drivers have killed at least eight city pedestrians and cyclists in 2018.
How Seriously Does Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Take Hit-and-Run Killings?
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In keeping with prior plea deals, Gonzalez offered as little 16 months in jail to the driver accused of killing Jean Paul Guerrero and fleeing the scene in 2016.
Family of Hit-and-Run Victim Lorenzo Anderson to Queens DA Richard Brown: “We Want Justice”
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Add another case to Brown's record of declining to pursue charges against drivers who kill people and flee the scene.
NYPD Rejects Request for Records on Hit-and-Run Killing of Neftaly Ramirez
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As long as police and prosecutors refuse to disclose information about the death of Neftaly Ramirez, the public has no way to know how they determined not to press charges.
Will NYC’s New Alert System Improve NYPD’s Abysmal Hit-and-Run Arrest Rate?
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To help NYPD catch hit-and-run drivers, this weekend the city will launch an Amber Alert-style system to notify the public when a serious crash happens. Most drivers who critically injure or kill people and leave the scene in NYC are never arrested.