Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Seniors

Cab driver Buddhi Gurung killed 77-year-old Carol Dauplaise on Madison Avenue. He pled guilty to violating the victim's right of way after challenging the Right of Way Law in court. Image: CBS

Cab Driver Who Challenged ROW Law Pleads Guilty in Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | Mar 2, 2017 | 3 Comments

Livery driver Buddhi Gurung, who killed 77-year-old Carol Dauplaise on the East Side, pled guilty after a judge ruled against him. It was the second time Manhattan DA Cy Vance successfully fended off a constitutional challenge to the city's Right of Way Law.

Nostrand Avenue at Quentin Road. Image: Google Maps

Turning Cab Driver Severely Injures Senior on Nostrand Avenue

By Brad Aaron | Feb 14, 2017 | No Comments

A livery cab driver was arrested after severely injuring a senior on Nostrand Avenue this morning, a few blocks from where a woman was fatally struck by motorists while crossing Nostrand last month. Nostrand is one of Brooklyn's most dangerous streets for walking, according to the borough’s DOT pedestrian safety action plan.

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Seniors

Cab Driver Who Challenged ROW Law Pleads Guilty in Pedestrian Death

Turning Cab Driver Severely Injures Senior on Nostrand Avenue

No Charges and Scant NYPD Information After Driver Kills Senior in Inwood

85-Year-Old Driver Hits 3 on Brooklyn Sidewalk, Killing 1

Motorist Kills 65-Year-Old Man on Main Street in Flushing

Feliks Dadiomov, 88, Fourth Person Killed on Vision Zero Priority Corridor in 2017