Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Monday: Rally for Victims of Traffic Violence Failed by Ray Kelly’s NYPD

By Brad Aaron | Jun 6, 2012 | No Comments

A Transportation Alternatives event on Monday will again call attention to NYPD’s shoddy crash investigation protocols. On July 10, 2011, at approximately 1:50 a.m., 28-year-old Clara Heyworth was crossing Vanderbilt Avenue in Fort Greene when she was hit by driver Anthony Webb. She died the following day. Webb, 43, was charged with a number of […]

William Boney Killed in Brooklyn, Driver Charged With Manslaughter

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2012 | 7 Comments

The motorist accused of fatally striking a Brooklyn pedestrian while driving drunk this weekend will be charged with manslaughter, Streetsblog has learned. At around 12:34 a.m. Sunday, William Boney, 49, was crossing Atlantic Avenue at Troy Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant when he was struck by a Lincoln Navigator driven by Carmelo Galloway, 39, according to reports. […]

Judge Clears Unlicensed Driver Who Left Doored Cyclist to Die in the Street

By Brad Aaron | May 30, 2012 | 15 Comments

An unlicensed driver who fatally doored a Brooklyn cyclist and left the scene has had the sole criminal charge against her thrown out of court. In September 2010, 23-year-old Jasmine Herron was run over by a city bus on Atlantic Avenue after Krystal Francis, of Staten Island, opened a car door in her path. According to reports, […]

Three Strikes Bill Would Terminate Licenses of Serial Dangerous Drivers

By Brad Aaron | May 30, 2012 | 20 Comments

One of the more pernicious shortcomings of New York State’s slapdash traffic justice system is its failure to keep dangerous drivers off the road. As long as repeat offenders pay their fines and don’t get caught driving drunk, they can for the most part count on holding on to a drivers license, no matter how […]

State Senate Passes Bill Eliminating Incentive to Leave Scene of Crashes

By Noah Kazis | May 24, 2012 | 7 Comments

If you get drunk, get behind the wheel of a car and get into a crash in New York State, you should flee the scene. Not morally, of course, but legally the repercussions will be less severe. A drunk driver who stays at the scene of a crash can be charged with a felony; sober […]

No More Excuses: Albany Bill Tells NYPD How to Enforce Careless Driving

By Brad Aaron | May 24, 2012 | 8 Comments

At the February City Council hearing on NYPD traffic enforcement, council members and the public learned that a driver who injures a pedestrian or cyclist in New York City is not normally cited under the state vulnerable user laws unless an officer witnesses the violation. NYPD officials said department protocol prohibits precinct officers from issuing tickets […]

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