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.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian safety
Another Queens Pedestrian is Dead — And Massive, Legal SUV is to Blame
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A Queens pedestrian who was run down and critically injured by the driver of a 5,000-pound SUV on Sept. 16 died of her injuries a few days later — an the massive size of the vehicle almost certainly contributed to the carnage.
UPDATED: Bronx Drivers Will Show they Value Parking Over Lives
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Locals seek to tear up new crosswalks on street where a child was killed by a motorist. How many parking spaces is the life of a child worth?
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Senior on Ocean Avenue
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Brooklyn — especially southern Brooklyn — has been a killing field this year.
UPDATE: Two Pedestrians Struck, One Killed, By Driver on Deadly Church Avenue
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Two more pedestrians were struck — one fatally — by a driver on deadly Church Avenue on Saturday, the latest death in a year with double-digit increases in road carnage.
Op-Ed: Bringing the Disability Community Into Vision Zero
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DOT's chief accessibility specialist on the challenges and successes of inclusion.