Wednesday’s Headlines: Getting Away With It Edition
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NYPD on Tuesday announced the arrest of a driver for killing a woman on a motorized scooter last June. Plus other news.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations
Chaos Reigned During GrubHub’s ‘Free Lunch’ Day in May, But Not on Streets
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Once again, more evidence that e-bikes are not causing a "bloody battle" on New York City streets.
EXCLUSIVE: New Video from Crash Shows Police Chase Led to Death of Delivery Cyclist Borkot Ullah
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New video exclusively obtained by Streetsblog shows in greater detail that a police chase was clearly a contributing factor in the hit-and-run crash that killed delivery worker Borkot Ullah on last week.
ANALYSIS: Is Jailing Killer Drivers the Only Way Forward for Street Safety?
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The indictment of a killer driver earlier this year is a turning point in how prosecutors hold drivers accountable — but it also might be an inflection point as the safe-streets movement confronts the role of incarceration in making roadways safer. A deep dive.
Cops Must Stop Victim-Blaming Crash Victims, Brooklyn Prosecutor Says
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Victim-blaming plays an outsized role in reducing the imperative among the political class to fix our streets.c
NYPD: Cyclist Killed on Ocean Parkway, 13th So Far This Year
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A 29-year-old cyclist is dead after he was hit by a driver along a notorious Brooklyn speedway early Thursday morning, cops said, making him the 13th person killed on a bike so far this year, and the fourth this month ... so far.