Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Five Killed in Four Days: Holiday Season Marked by Pedestrian Deaths

By Brad Aaron | Jan 2, 2013 | 6 Comments

In separate crashes in Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx, city motorists killed five pedestrians between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Four of the crashes, which took the lives of a child and three young mothers, were hit-and-runs. At approximately 8:45 a.m. on December 28, 11-year-old Miguel Torres of Jackson Heights was crossing at Northern Boulevard and 80th […]

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New Black Box Rule Isn’t Enough to Hold Drivers Accountable For Ped Crashes

By Tanya Snyder and Stephen Miller | Dec 17, 2012 | No Comments

Earlier this month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a new rule requiring automakers to install event data recorders, known as EDRs or black boxes, in all light passenger vehicles. While the rule would expand the number of vehicles equipped to record critical information in the moments preceding a crash, that alone won’t aid […]

Queens DA Richard Brown: Probation for Driver Charged With Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Dec 13, 2012 | 5 Comments

A motorist charged with driving drunk and killing an elderly man in Queens will get probation thanks to a plea deal with the office of District Attorney Richard Brown, according to the New York Post. Lizardo Aldama, 89, was a fixture in the Ditmars section of Astoria. He was taking a walk one evening last […]

David Greenfield Monitoring Investigation of Crash That Killed Bystander

By Brad Aaron | Dec 12, 2012 | 7 Comments

City Council Member David Greenfield is keeping an eye on the investigation into a fatal collision in Brooklyn last weekend, which so far points to the culpability of both drivers involved in the crash. Greenfield told Streetsblog that he has been in touch with NYPD and the office of District Attorney Charles Hynes regarding the […]

Spellman Verdict Highlights Continued Weakness of Drunk Driving Cases

By Brad Aaron | Dec 7, 2012 | 6 Comments

A jury in the Bronx on Thursday found former NYPD detective Kevin Spellman guilty of second degree manslaughter for the death of Drane Nikac, the 66-year-old woman he hit with a government-issued sedan in Kingsbridge on the morning of October 30, 2009. Spellman, who prosecutors said has a history of drinking and driving, was acquitted […]

Margaret Chin and 1,000 Citizens Ask NYPD to Investigate Pedestrian Death

By Brad Aaron | Nov 28, 2012 | 5 Comments

Council Member Margaret Chin’s office has joined those calling for a full investigation into the death of Kwok Fu, the 82-year-old man who was struck by the driver of a National Guard truck on Canal Street. A convoy of National Guard trucks was on its way to the Javits Center to pick up Sandy relief […]

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