Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eric Gonzalez

Eric Gonzalez (left) and Brian Lehrer missed a chance to talk seriously about road safety.

KOMANOFF: Listening to Lehrer Helps Understand The Mindset Keeping our Streets Unsafe

By Charles Komanoff | Jan 13, 2023 | No Comments

Hearing Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and WNYC radio host Brian Lehrer chatting it up on Lehrer’s show Wednesday morning gave me a new insight into why New York streets remain so unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians.

Adam White says he plans to take action against the driver who had him arrested. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Attorney Arrested for ‘Criminal Mischief’ Charge Will Sue Driver for Wrongful Arrest

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 1, 2022 | No Comments

One day after Brooklyn’s top prosecutor announced he'd dismissed the criminal mischief charge against attorney Adam White for removing a piece of plastic from an obstructed license plate last month, White says he plans to take action against the still-unidentified driver for his wrongful arrest.

Here's the moment of impact when Luis Zuniga allegedly killed Estelle Davis.

Brooklyn DA Charges Reckless Backhoe Driver, Foreman for Killing Senior Pedestrian

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 7, 2022 | No Comments

The construction worker who backed over and killed a 61-year-old woman last year in Brooklyn — as well as the foreman at his jobsite — have been charged in the death.

A memorial for baby Apolline at the corner of Vanderbilt and Gates avenues. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Reckless Driver Pleads Not Guilty for Wrong-Way Crash that Killed Baby Apolline

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 14, 2021 | No Comments

The recidivist reckless driver now facing assault and manslaughter charges for killing a 3-month-old baby at a Brooklyn intersection last month pleaded not guilty on Thursday — even though he confessed and apologized for the crime when cops finally collared him after a frenzied and violent attempt to flee, prosecutors said.

The corner where Allison Liao was killed was named in her honor. Photo: Families for Safe Streets

ANALYSIS: Is Jailing Killer Drivers the Only Way Forward for Street Safety?

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 9, 2021 | No Comments

The indictment of a killer driver earlier this year is a turning point in how prosecutors hold drivers accountable — but it also might be an inflection point as the safe-streets movement confronts the role of incarceration in making roadways safer. A deep dive.

10-year-old Enzo Farachio's parents Mary Majao and Angel Farachio during a vigil for their son last year. File photo: Julianne Cuba

License Revoked For Driver Who Killed 10-Year-Old Boy Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

The Department of Motor Vehicles has revoked the license of the driver who killed a 10-year-old boy waiting at a bus stop in Midwood last year, a driver whom Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez declined to prosecute.

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