Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ken Thompson

Parents of Lucian Merryweather: Our Son’s Killer Should Never Drive Again

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2015 | 5 Comments

This week, Anthony Byrd was formally sentenced for fatally striking 9-year-old Lucian Merryweather on a Brooklyn sidewalk. On November 2, 2013, Byrd drove a Ford SUV into two cars and a building after swerving to avoid two people in a crosswalk at DeKalb and Clermont Avenues. He then made a U-turn and drove against traffic […]

Driver Who Killed 9-Year-Old on Sidewalk Can Regain License in 5 Years

By Brad Aaron | Mar 5, 2015 | 14 Comments

The driver who ran over two children on a Brooklyn sidewalk, killing 9-year-old Lucian Merryweather and injuring his 4-year-old brother, will serve no jail time and be eligible to legally drive again in five years, pursuant to a plea arrangement with Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. Thompson’s lead vehicular crimes prosecutor cited case law precedent […]

Will DA Ken Thompson Drop Case Against Bus Driver Who Killed Senior?

By Brad Aaron | Feb 25, 2015 | 9 Comments

On the evening of December 23, 2014, 78-year-old Jean Bonne-Annee was crossing New York Avenue at Farragut Road in Brooklyn when an MTA bus driver ran him over while making a left turn. Bonne-Annee died at the scene. He was the eighth pedestrian killed by a turning MTA bus driver in 2014. Police arrested driver Reginald Prescott […]

In Brooklyn, Another Alleged Unlicensed Driver Faces Wrist Tap for Killing

By Brad Aaron | Jan 29, 2015 | 8 Comments

An allegedly unlicensed driver who killed a pedestrian in a Brooklyn crosswalk last month was not charged with criminal negligence by NYPD or District Attorney Ken Thompson. Meanwhile, legislation to increase the penalty for causing a death while driving without a valid license continues to languish in Albany. Raul Leone-Vasquez was crossing Bay Parkway at […]

So Far, Ken Thompson Is the Only DA to Meet With Families For Safe Streets

By Stephen Miller | Jan 15, 2015 | 2 Comments

With Families For Safe Streets appealing to New York City’s five district attorneys to prosecute dangerous drivers who injure or kill, one DA has opened his doors to them. At a City Hall rally last Sunday, Families For Safe Streets announced that Thompson is launching the District Attorney Driver Accountability Initiative. “The new initiative is designed to address issues […]

Families of Traffic Violence Victims Demand Justice From District Attorneys

By Stephen Miller | Jan 12, 2015 | 6 Comments

Braving the cold, more than 150 people gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday to demand that New York City’s five district attorneys begin filing charges against reckless drivers who kill and injure New Yorkers on the streets. “The five New York City district attorneys have failed to do their job,” said Amy Cohen, […]

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