Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Man Who Killed Sister Mary Celine Graham in NYPD Chase Pleads to Murder

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2012 | 2 Comments

A man who plowed into a crowd of Harlem pedestrians while fleeing police, killing a nun, has pleaded guilty to murder. On the morning of June 22, 2010, police investigating a string of gunpoint robberies stopped a minivan occupied by Dyson Williams and William Robbins near W. 142nd Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard, according to a […]

If Cars Were Cranes …

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

Below is a statement from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, issued last week after James Lomma was cleared of manslaughter for the deaths of two workers in a 2008 crane collapse: “Although we are disappointed with the Judge’s verdict, each case we have brought in this area has put increased scrutiny on the construction industry […]

Mike Rogalle Killed by Curb-Jumping Driver in Manhattan, No Charges Filed

By Brad Aaron | Apr 26, 2012 | 26 Comments

Mike Rogalle, the UPS worker struck while on the job in Lower Manhattan last week, has died. Rogalle was on the sidewalk near 15 Beekman Street at 4:39 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, when the driver of a GMC SUV jumped the curb, striking him from behind. Witnesses described a horrific scene, with Rogalle trapped […]

Charles Hynes Levies Manslaughter Charge for Killing of Margaret Myers

By Brad Aaron | Apr 24, 2012 | 1 Comment

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes has issued a charge of manslaughter for the death of pedestrian Margaret Myers. According to published reports, Domino’s Pizza deliveryman Videsh Badal was drunk and driving with a suspended a license when he struck Myers, 69, on Wortman Avenue in East New York on the evening of March 7. He […]

Court Document Details Aftermath of Crash That Killed Victor Felix

By Brad Aaron | Apr 20, 2012 | No Comments

The driver who allegedly struck and killed pedestrian Victor Felix had a blood alcohol content over the legal limit for driving and showed signs of intoxication three hours after the crash, according to a court document. Felix, 57, was crossing Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard near W. 146th Street in Harlem when he was struck at […]

Driver Convicted in Killing of Francesca Maytin Is Behind the Wheel Again

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2012 | 11 Comments

A driver convicted of homicide is back on the road after serving one year for killing a Manhattan pedestrian. Lynette Caban was driving with a suspended license when she struck Francesca Maytin in East Harlem on January 2, 2003, knocking the 82-year-old victim a distance of over 18 feet, according to a January 2012 press […]

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