Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Richard Brown

NY State DMV Dismisses Tickets of Driver Who Killed Allie Liao [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2014 | 109 Comments

Update: Streetsblog has filed a freedom of information request for documents related to the DMV’s dismissal of tickets issued by NYPD to Ahmad Abu-Zayedeh. An administrative law judge with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles threw out tickets issued by NYPD to the driver who ran over 3-year-old Allison Liao as she and her grandmother […]

Unlicensed Driver Faces Wrist Slap After Killing Queens Cyclist William Faison

By Brad Aaron | May 27, 2014 | 19 Comments

A motorist who was reportedly driving with a suspended license will likely get off with a slap on the wrist after she killed a cyclist in Queens last week. Reports say William Faison, 53, was riding south on 228th Street in Cambria Heights at around 8:50 a.m. Friday when 26-year-old Tiffany Delcia Moore hit him with […]

DA Brown: $500 Fine for Unlicensed Driver Who Failed to Yield, Killing Senior

By Brad Aaron | Jan 27, 2014 | 12 Comments

Update: Pursuant to a plea arrangement with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, in March Abel Tinoco pled guilty to aggravated unlicensed operation and was fined $500, according to court records. As NYPD ramps up enforcement against pedestrians who cross mid-block and against the signal, a funeral was held last week for a senior struck in a crosswalk […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Not Charged in Death of Queens Pedestrian Mosa Khatun

By Brad Aaron | Jan 6, 2014 | 13 Comments

A hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a woman in Jamaica last night will not be charged with a crime, according to NYPD. Mosa Khatun, 38, was struck by the driver of a Nissan SUV at the corner of Highland Avenue and 169th Street at around 10:20 p.m., according to NYPD and the Daily News: Emergency […]

Still No Charges From Queens DA Brown Against Driver Who Hit Five Kids

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2013 | 1 Comment

Nearly a month after a motorist mounted a curb and hit a group of kids near a school in Maspeth, no charges have been filed by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. It appears Brown’s office is leaving it up to NYPD to decide whether prosecutors will pursue a case. On the morning of September 12, Francis […]

No Charges for Curb-Jumping Driver Who Killed Michael Munoz in Queens

By Brad Aaron | Sep 24, 2013 | 19 Comments

Another curb-jumping driver has killed a NYC pedestrian, and as usual no charges have been filed by NYPD. Michael Munoz, 42, was selling water on a Whitestone Expressway service road at 20th Avenue, in Queens, when he was struck at around 2:15 p.m. Monday. From WABC: The 78-year-old driver was in a black Toyota Camry […]

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