Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice

Status Report: Ninth Avenue Road Rage Case

By Ben Fried | Jul 13, 2009 | 2 Comments

As reader Omri noted in the comments on the calendar post, this week cyclist Ray Bengen and SUV driver Gus Gonzalez have separate dates in Manhattan Criminal Court. Bengen was charged with criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor, after getting knocked to the pavement and badly bruised while attempting to get around an SUV stopped […]

NYPD Crash Info Normally Released in a “Timely Fashion”? News to Us.

By Brad Aaron | Jul 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

Hours after an NYPD officer reportedly responding to an emergency call lost control of his cruiser, jumped a curb and hit five pedestrians late last month, another cop — this one off-duty — allegedly ran a red light and mowed down an Upper East Side man. Paul Browne. Photo: Access Hollywood According to the Daily […]

Traffic Justice Q&A With Bronx Prosecutor Joseph A. McCormack

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2009 | 7 Comments

Continuing our series of interviews on the topic of traffic justice, today we hear from Joseph A. McCormack. McCormack is chief of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau of Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson’s office. Designated by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee as New York State Traffic Resource Prosecutor, McCormack is responsible for statewide trainings of […]

NYPD Cruiser Carnage: Move Along, Nothing to See Here

By Brad Aaron | Jul 1, 2009 | 15 Comments

Photo: Daily News Police, witness and media accounts vary — widely — as to what exactly happened in the East Village yesterday afternoon. The NYPD version goes something like this: Two officers responding to a call to help another officer were proceeding north on Avenue D with lights and sirens. Near E. 5th Street, the […]

Meet the (Alleged) Road Rage Thug of Ninth Avenue: Gus Gonzalez

By Ben Fried | Jun 25, 2009 | 30 Comments

Inset: No day at the beach. Photo: Belly of the beast? So, based on the accumulated evidence, we can safely say that the man who allegedly blocked the Ninth Avenue bike lane with his 7,000 lb. Ford Excursion, exploded in a fit of rage when cyclist Ray Bengen tried to ride by without getting crushed, […]

State Senate Bill Would Wipe Bad Driving Records Clean

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2009 | 15 Comments

A bill introduced in the Senate this month could make New York roads and streets more dangerous while dealing a severe setback to the state’s traffic justice movement. Schneiderman S5958 would permit drivers to conceal records of traffic violations three years after sentencing. First brought to our attention by a column in the Glens Falls […]

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