NYPD Rejects Request for Fatal Crash Report as “Unwarranted Invasion” of Driver’s Privacy
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The mayor's Vision Zero initiative hasn't changed NYPD's practice of keeping crash reports under lock and key, away from public scrutiny.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Justice
Speeding, Unlicensed Driver Who Killed Two Men in Brooklyn Pleads to Leaving the Scene
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Efrin Lanfranco-Perez was not charged for killing Delmer Maldonado and Israel Turcios in a 2016 Cypress Hills crash. He could get probation under the terms of a plea deal with Acting-DA Eric Gonzalez, due in part to state law that incentivizes leaving the scene.
MTA Bus Driver Who Killed Woman in Manhattan Has License Revoked, Is Fined $750
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Roger Weckworth hit Bella Krementsova with a QM7 bus in the Financial District in 2016. This week he pled guilty to violating her right of way.
Bypassing the Courts, NYPD Clears Hit-and-Run Trash Hauler Who Killed Neftaly Ramirez
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NYPD said the Action Carting driver "didn't realize" he ran over a man on a bicycle -- the same excuse police gave the media hours after the crash.
SI Motorist Who Killed Senior Mary Cerqua Pleads to Violating Victim’s Right of Way
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Deborah Pecoraro hit Cerqua, 73, in a crosswalk, then reportedly told police the victim caused the crash. She was charged after investigators reviewed video evidence.
Retired NYPD Officer Pleads to Homicide in Killing of Bronx Pedestrian Marino Nunez
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Jorge Hernaiz, who worked at the 43rd Precinct, had a BAC of .25 when he fatally struck Nunez on Broadway in Riverdale, then tried to remove the victim from underneath his car.