Citing No Evidence, NYPD Claims Critically Injured Astoria Cyclist Ran Red
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To hear NYPD tell it, people on bikes routinely launch themselves at motor vehicles by blowing red lights at speed.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations
Bronx Driver Who Killed Heather Lough Pleads to Reckless Driving in Exchange for Wrist Tap
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Robert Owens's plea arrangement with District Attorney Darcel Clark resulted in a nominal fine and a brief interruption of his driving privileges.
Driver Careens Into Bed-Stuy Restaurant, Injuring Two People and Himself
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Police said the driver was sideswiped by another motorist and filed no charges. But a witness told Eater New York there was no second driver.
MTA Bus Driver Kills 7-Year-Old Shevon Bethea in the Bronx
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New York City motorists have killed six children age 14 or under in the first five months of 2018, marking the first year-to-year increase in child traffic deaths in the Vision Zero era.
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.
Driver Who Killed Phil O’Reilly Had a History of Speeding and Red Light Tickets
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The same Nissan was cited for speeding five times in less than two years and a red light violation two months before O'Reilly was killed.