Cops Blame ‘Medical Episode’ For Chain Reaction Crash That Injures 3 Pedestrians
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Like the magic words "I didn't see him," claiming some kind of "medical episode" is often times a way for drivers to get off scot-free.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYPD Crash Investigations
Police Searching For Killer Car Thief
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Early reports were wrong: the bad guy who stole a car in Queens and then left it to run over a woman remains at large.
Cyclist: I Was Nearly Murdered by a Driver — Then Cops Traumatized Me All Over Again
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A cautionary (and all-too-common) tale...
Vision Zero Blind Spot: ‘Georgia’ Driver Who Killed Man on Flatbush is a Serial Speeder
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Getting to see an official police report reveals the essential shoddiness of crash investigations — and how assumptions need to be challenged.
Trucker With Suspended License Killed a Cyclist — And Got Only Another Suspended License
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The father of the slain cyclist, 45-year-old Aaron Padwee, called it “a joke,” that will clearly do nothing to keep driver Agustin Osorio-Torres off the road.
Brooklyn DA: Past Time To Raise the Penalty for Hit and Runs
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The Brooklyn district attorney calls for a change in the law that incentivizes drunk drivers to flee crashes.