Eric Gonzalez Convicts Drunk Driver of Manslaughter for Killing Cyclist on Gerritsen Avenue
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DOT installed a bikeway and other safety measures on Gerritsen after a drunk driver killed Sean Ryan.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice
Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Indicts Driver Who Killed Two Kids on 9th Street for Manslaughter
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The DA says Dorothy Bruns ignored doctors' instructions to stop driving months before she hit Joshua Lew and Abigail Blumenstein.
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Fatally Doored Delivery Cyclist Juan Pacheco
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Dooring is illegal, and has caused at least five cyclist fatalities since 2012. But NYPD isn't ticketing drivers who do it.
NYPD Could Have Taken Dorothy Bruns Off the Road Before She Killed 2 Kids, If Cops and DAs Cared About Traffic Violence
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Months before she killed Abigail Blumenstein and Joshua Lew, NYPD says Dorothy Bruns injured a woman in Long Island City and fled the scene. Police did nothing about it.
Will NYC’s New Alert System Improve NYPD’s Abysmal Hit-and-Run Arrest Rate?
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To help NYPD catch hit-and-run drivers, this weekend the city will launch an Amber Alert-style system to notify the public when a serious crash happens. Most drivers who critically injure or kill people and leave the scene in NYC are never arrested.
Driver Who Killed Phil O’Reilly Had a History of Speeding and Red Light Tickets
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The same Nissan was cited for speeding five times in less than two years and a red light violation two months before O'Reilly was killed.