Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Seniors

Drivers Killed 3 Seniors This Weekend, Bringing 10-Day Death Toll to 11

By Brad Aaron | Nov 9, 2015 | 1 Comment

The wave of traffic violence that began with the deaths of three people on Halloween continued over the weekend, when motorists killed three pedestrians in Manhattan and Queens. Drivers have killed at least 11 people walking in the city in the last 10 days. The three most recent victims were all seniors. At approximately 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Salifu […]

NYPD: “No Criminality” When MTA Bus Driver Kills Senior and Leaves Scene

By Brad Aaron | Nov 3, 2015 | 31 Comments

Update: Bus driver Paul Roper was charged with felony leaving the scene, failure to yield, and careless driving, according to NY1. An MTA bus driver struck and killed a senior with a walker at a Brooklyn intersection and left the scene this morning. Though it was a hit-and-run crash and it appears likely the victim had […]

Seniors Are Not to Blame for NYC’s Failure to Make Streets Safer

By Brad Aaron | Sep 21, 2015 | 10 Comments

In response to motorists fatally striking seniors in the Brooklyn South command, NYPD admonished seniors to be more careful when going outside. A recent fatality in the 70th Precinct is a prime example of how focusing on the behavior of victims is a wrongheaded and ineffective approach to street safety. One of the victims cited in last week’s DNAinfo […]

NYPD to Brooklyn Seniors: Stop Getting Killed by Motorists

By Brad Aaron | Sep 16, 2015 | 10 Comments

Drivers keep killing seniors in southern Brooklyn and the NYPD’s response was to admonish seniors to be more careful crossing the street. DNAinfo reports that as of September 9, eight of 15 pedestrians killed by drivers this year in the Brooklyn South command were age 65 or older. To combat the trend, precincts in the area […]

MTA Bus Driver Kills Senior in Midtown; NYPD, Media Blame Deceased Victim

By Brad Aaron | Aug 20, 2015 | 34 Comments

An MTA bus driver killed a senior in Midtown this morning. At around 9:40 a.m. Rochel Wahrman, 69, was crossing W. 57th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue south to north when the driver of a westbound X5 hit her with the left side of the bus, according to reports. From the Daily News: The […]

DA Richard Brown: $500 Fine for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Injured Senior

By Brad Aaron | Jul 29, 2015 | 3 Comments

Pursuant to a plea deal with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, an allegedly unlicensed and impaired motorist who reportedly has a history of reckless driving arrests was sentenced to a small fine and probation for running over a senior and trying to flee the scene. William Stafford “plowed his 2005 BMW into an 89-year-old man” at […]

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