Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Police, Prosecutors Continue to Let Curb-Jumping Motorists Off the Hook

By Ben Fried | Nov 15, 2010 | 19 Comments

Twice in the last two days, motorists have injured people after driving off New York City streets, over sidewalks, and into private property. Despite a new law on the books designed to hold motorists more accountable for reckless driving, police have not issued so much as a traffic summons to either driver. Yesterday afternoon, two […]

If You Ever Want to Maim Someone With Your Car, Get a Job at Morgan Stanley

By Ben Fried | Nov 8, 2010 | 15 Comments

In most of the United States, the general rule about harming people with automobiles goes like this: Stay at the scene, and if you’re sober, you probably won’t be looking at anything more substantial than a moving violation. Recent laws passed in Oregon, New York, and Delaware promise to hold motorists to a higher standard […]

When Is NYC Law Enforcement Going to Use Hayley and Diego’s Law?

By Ben Fried | Nov 4, 2010 | 13 Comments

The driver who ran down 13-year-old Sarah Parris in front of Canarsie High School will apparently face no charges, despite indications in published reports that he disregarded a stop sign extended by a school bus driver. Parris was killed while crossing Rockaway Parkway midblock to reach Canarsie High School, just before 8:00 a.m. Monday morning […]

Kavanagh and Squadron Usher Hayley and Diego’s Law Into Effect

By Noah Kazis | Oct 14, 2010 | 1 Comment

“Careless driving is unacceptable.” That’s the message that State Senator Daniel Squadron and Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh delivered today as they announced that Hayley and Diego’s Law, which they sponsored and ushered through the legislature, is now in effect. “You can suffer serious consequences,” Kavanagh warned drivers. “That has not been true up to today.” […]

District Attorneys Can Start Enforcing Hayley and Diego’s Law Today

By Noah Kazis | Oct 14, 2010 | 2 Comments

Hayley and Diego’s Law takes effect today, giving law enforcement a new tool to use against dangerous drivers. With this law, district attorneys throughout New York state can bring the charge of “careless driving” against motorists who irresponsibly injure pedestrians and cyclists. In 2008 alone, traffic crashes killed 344 pedestrians and cyclists in New York […]

Paterson Signs Two Traffic Justice Bills Into Law

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Aug 16, 2010 | 10 Comments

On Friday evening, New York Governor David Paterson signed two bills intended to make streets safer by giving law enforcement greater leeway to bring charges against reckless drivers. Diego Martinez and Hayley Ng were killed when a van left idling and unattended careened backwards into a group of pre-schoolers on a Chinatown sidewalk. The driver […]

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