Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations

A driver struck multiple pedestrians and killed two children on 9th Street in Park Slope this afternoon. Photo: Leah Finnegan/Twitter

Driver Kills Two Children, Ages 1 and 4, on Ninth Street in Park Slope

By David Meyer | Mar 5, 2018 | 80 Comments

The location has a history of serious crashes, and is mere feet away from the Park Slope YMCA where Mayor de Blasio is driven to his morning workout each day.

The scene at a fatal collision at Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway. Photo: Sam Polcer/Twitter

Box Truck Driver Kills Man at Dangerous Ocean Parkway Intersection

By David Meyer | Feb 28, 2018 | 4 Comments

It appears as though the unidentified victim had the right-of-way, but NYPD said no charges have been filed.

Neftaly Ramirez, Eric Gonzalez, and Bill de Blasio

The Action Carting Driver Who Killed Neftaly Ramirez and Left the Scene Was Not Licensed to Drive the Truck

By Brad Aaron | Jan 31, 2018 | 5 Comments

Yet it appears Mayor de Blasio won't let the company's horrendous safety record interfere with its city contracts. Meanwhile, a lawsuit brought by Ramirez's family alleges shoddy investigative work on the part of NYPD and Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez.

NYPD Denies Request for Records on Marty Golden’s Fatal 2005 Crash

By Brad Aaron | Jan 4, 2018 | 13 Comments

According to NYPD, releasing files on a widely reported collision that happened 12 years ago would be an "unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”

Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Williamsburg, and NYPD Blames the Victim

By David Meyer | Dec 19, 2017 | 20 Comments

Police said the victim was biking eastbound on Metropolitan Avenue at Graham Avenue when he "lost control and fell from the bicycle" before the driver, also eastbound, struck him. The account is reminiscent of previous fatal crashes where NYPD mistakenly blamed the victim.

The approximate location where a driver critically injured a 51-year-old jogger this morning. Photo: Google Maps

Hit-and-Run Driver Critically Injures Woman Jogging in Prospect Park

By David Meyer | Dec 7, 2017 | 13 Comments

A hit-and-run driver struck and critically injured a woman jogging in Prospect Park at around 5 a.m. this morning. The 51-year-old woman was running on the West Drive just north of the tennis courts when the driver of a black vehicle hit her from behind, according to police.

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