Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Cy Vance: Driver Who Jumped the Curb and Hit Senior Not Reckless

By Brad Aaron | Feb 14, 2013 | 12 Comments

A motorist who hit another vehicle, jumped the curb, struck a 90-year-old man and crashed into Saks Fifth Avenue was not driving recklessly, according to the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. Mansoor Day was taking his regular walk Wednesday morning when Richard Moussi, driving a Ford SUV with North Carolina plates, hit another vehicle, […]

To Avoid Trial, DA Dan Donovan Grants Hit-and-Run Killer a Max of 1-3 Years

By Brad Aaron | Feb 11, 2013 | 2 Comments

A hit-and-run driver may get as much as three years in jail, or no jail time at all, for striking and killing a Staten Island woman and injuring her grandson in Staten Island, under the terms of a plea deal with District Attorney Daniel Donovan. Clara Almazo, 52, was walking home from church with her […]

In Queens, Five Years in Jail and Six-Month License Suspension for DWI Killer

By Brad Aaron | Feb 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

A drunk driver who killed a Queens cyclist will be free to drive again in fewer than six years, under the terms of a plea agreement from District Attorney Richard Brown. Alex Batista was charged with second degree manslaughter, driving under the influence and leaving the scene after he ran down Roger Hernandez on Greenpoint […]

NYPD: Bus Driver Who Ran Woman Over Did Nothing Wrong

By Brad Aaron | Jan 28, 2013 | 9 Comments

The bus driver who ran over and killed a woman in Canarsie last Friday broke no laws, according to NYPD. Lorraine Ferguson was crossing at Avenue K and 105th Street at approximately 7:15 a.m. when the driver, operating a private bus carrying disabled adults, struck her while turning left. Michael Ferguson, the victim’s husband, witnessed […]

Taxi Drivers Demand Justice for Mir Hossain, Killed by Speeding Driver

By Stephen Miller | Jan 23, 2013 | 6 Comments

Early Sunday morning, Mir Hossain, 35, was standing next to his double-parked cab on East 26th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues when a speeding SUV driver rear-ended his taxi, sending him flying to the pavement and killing him. This afternoon, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance held a memorial at the site of the crash, […]

Will Cy Vance and New York’s District Attorneys Push for Traffic Law Reform?

By Brad Aaron | Jan 9, 2013 | 4 Comments

On Tuesday the District Attorneys Association of the State of New York released its agenda for cleaning up and toughening state and federal gun laws. Manhattan DA Cy Vance, named to a one-year term as DAASNY president last summer, announced that the organization had sent a letter to Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders with a […]

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