Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Cy Vance

Vance Drops Right of Way Charge Against Truck Driver Who Killed Senior

By Brad Aaron | Feb 10, 2016 | 52 Comments

Driver arrested for ” failure to yield to ped”http://t.co/PaZU5zPzZ7 — NYPD Highway (@NYPDHighway) October 11, 2014 Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance dropped a Right of Way Law charge against a truck driver who killed a senior on the Upper East Side. On the afternoon of October 10, 2014, Victor Hernandez hit 86-year-old Peter Romano with a […]

DA Cy Vance Wins Conviction in Washington Heights Hit-and-Run Killing

By Brad Aaron | Feb 5, 2016 | 3 Comments

A driver charged with fatally striking a man in Washington Heights and leaving the scene was sentenced to prison yesterday. Jesus Fabian pled guilty to evidence tampering in the death of Antonio Ramirez, according to court records and the office of Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. The crash occurred on Audubon Avenue at W. 176th Street on October […]

Charges Reduced in Manhattan Hit-and-Run Death of Charity Hicks

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2016 | 8 Comments

Charges have been reduced against a driver who allegedly killed a woman on a Manhattan sidewalk and fled the scene. On May 31, 2014, Thomas Shanley drove a Dodge SUV onto the curb on 10th Avenue near W. 34th Street, striking a pole that fell on Charity Hicks, according to a criminal court complaint and Gothamist. Hicks, […]

Driver Who Killed Jean Chambers Off the Streets, No Thanks to DMV

By Brad Aaron | Jan 13, 2016 | 3 Comments

A driver with a staggering record of recklessness, who nevertheless had a valid New York State driver’s license, was sentenced to jail time and had his license revoked for the death of Manhattan pedestrian Jean Chambers. Roberto Mercado hit Chambers while making a left turn at West End Avenue and W. 95th Street in the […]

NYC Drivers Killed at Least 16 People on Sidewalks and in Buildings in 2015

By Brad Aaron | Jan 7, 2016 | 16 Comments

A woman who was struck by an unattended taxi in December died from her injuries this week. The driver was not charged by NYPD or Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance. Suhuyn Park, 22, and her 21-year-old boyfriend were walking at W. 51st Street and Eighth Avenue at around 8:30 p.m. on December 30 when a yellow cab, […]

Cy Vance: Homicide Conviction for Driver Who Killed Pedestrian in Crosswalk

By Brad Aaron | Nov 18, 2015 | 4 Comments

Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance has secured a homicide conviction against the driver who killed a pedestrian in an Upper West Side crosswalk. Jean Chambers was crossing West End Avenue at W. 95th Street at around 11 a.m. on July 10, 2014, when Roberto Mercado hit her with an SUV as he made a left […]

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