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On Transit and Street Safety, Albany Laid a Goose Egg in 2017

By Brad Aaron | Jun 26, 2017 | 3 Comments

Back in February we asked safe streets and transit advocates what they wanted to see state legislators get done in 2017. The session has now come and gone, and lawmakers have delivered on none of those initiatives. Here's our recap of Albany's 2017 so far. Read it and weep.

Main Street at Maple Avenue in Flushing, where Ana Urena killed 80-year-old Jao Lin Zhu in 2015. Photo: Google Maps

Driver Who Challenged Right of Way Law Pleads Guilty, Is Fined $50 for Killing Queens Senior

By Brad Aaron | Jun 21, 2017 | 2 Comments

Ana Urena hit Jao Lin Zhu, 80, in a crosswalk. She ultimately pled guilty to violating Zhu's right of way, but there is no indication that her license was suspended or revoked.

Ryo Oyamada and friends in NYC. Photo via Gothamist

After Death of Ryo Oyamada, NYPD Shows No Interest in Preventing Serious Police Crashes

By Brad Aaron | Jun 2, 2017 | 4 Comments

Ryo Oyamada was one of several bystanders killed in recent years in crashes involving NYPD drivers. Preventing further loss of life is apparently not a priority for NYPD or City Hall.

A motorist, in the white SUV at right, waits to make the same turn taken by the driver who killed Jenna Daniels. Image: Google Maps

NYPD Ignores Streetsblog FOIL for Crash Report on Death of 15-Year-Old Jenna Daniels

By Brad Aaron | May 30, 2017 | 2 Comments

NYPD has not responded to a Streetsblog freedom of information request for files related to a crash that killed a teenage jogger in Staten Island. Jenna Daniels, 15, was struck on the afternoon of November 15, 2014, by the driver of a pickup truck making a left turn from Hylan Boulevard onto Bayview Avenue in Prince’s Bay. NYPD never revealed the identity of the driver, and would not disclose how he was penalized for failing to exercise due care.

Young served five months in jail and was fined $2,000 for killing Francis Perez and leaving the scene. Image: News 12

Eric Gonzalez: Six Months in Jail for Unlicensed, Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Francis Perez

By Brad Aaron | May 25, 2017 | 3 Comments

Brian Young hit 28-year-old Francis Perez on Avenue V in Sheepshead Bay on September 23, 2016. Perez was carrying snacks for his 8-year-old son when Young slammed a Toyota SUV into him and kept going. Pursuant to the deal with Gonzalez, Young can get his license back in two years just by filling out DMV paperwork.

Jack Koval with his parents, Bobbi and Joe

Jack Koval’s Parents Had to Conduct Their Own Crash Investigation to Hold the Cop Who Struck and Killed Their Son Accountable

By Brad Aaron | May 25, 2017 | 12 Comments

NYPD blamed Jack Koval for his own death, and the DA didn't charge the off-duty NYPD officer who killed him. But after hearing from a witness the Kovals tracked down on their own, a DMV judge found the driver at fault.

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