Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Cy Vance: Homicide Conviction for Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Nov 18, 2015 | 4 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has secured a homicide conviction against the driver who killed a pedestrian in an Upper West Side crosswalk. Jean Chambers was crossing West End Avenue at W. 95th Street at around 11 a.m. on July 10, 2014, when Roberto Mercado hit her with an SUV as he made a left […]

Richard Brown: Probation for Accused Unlicensed Hit-and-Run Killer

By Brad Aaron | Nov 16, 2015 | 3 Comments

A driver charged with felony hit-and-run and unlicensed driving got probation and a few days of community service for a crash that killed a pedestrian, as a result of a plea deal with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. On the evening of February 22, the unidentified victim was crossing at 76th Street and Woodside Avenue, […]

DA Ken Thompson: Felony Plea for Driver Who Killed Roshard Charles, 5

By Brad Aaron | Nov 11, 2015 | 10 Comments

A driver who fatally struck a little boy in Crown Heights and left the scene has pled guilty to felony hit-and-run. On March 16, 2014, 5-year-old Roshard Charles was walking with his mother, little brother, and a friend on Empire Boulevard between Nostrand Avenue and Rogers Avenue when a driver aiming for a parking spot backed into him with […]

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 […]

Civil Suit Compels Man Who Killed Ally Liao to Stop Driving for 5 Years

By Brad Aaron | Oct 29, 2015 | 28 Comments

A bereaved family has done what NYPD, city district attorneys, and the New York State DMV usually fail to do: impose meaningful sanctions against a reckless driver, who in this case took the life of 3-year-old Allison Liao. Ahmad Abu-Zayedeh failed to yield the right of way when he struck Allison as she walked hand in […]

Two of These Five DA Candidates Answered TA Questions on Traffic Safety

By Brad Aaron | Oct 27, 2015 | 4 Comments

New York City district attorneys are integral to street safety. Ideally, in addition to ensuring that victims see justice, district attorneys can deter dangerous driving by holding people accountable for committing acts of traffic violence. But even after the advent of Vision Zero, traffic crime and its victims are not a priority for city DAs. Unless […]

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