Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Richard Brown

CIS Investigating Crash That Maimed Three Kids; So Far, Richard Brown Is Not

By Brad Aaron | Sep 13, 2013 | 30 Comments

NYPD says the Collision Investigation Squad is investigating the Thursday curb-jump crash that injured five children in Maspeth, but District Attorney Richard Brown’s office says no subpoenas for cell phone records or EDR data have been issued, as police have determined there is “no criminality.” At least three of the victims remain in the hospital […]

Running Down Five Children on a Sidewalk Is Legal in New York City

By Brad Aaron | Sep 12, 2013 | 91 Comments

Warning: Graphic video DNAinfo is reporting that the driver who jumped a curb and hit five kids in Maspeth this morning, an incident captured on video, probably will not be charged. A surveillance tape shows a group of kids on a Grand Avenue sidewalk when the driver of a Honda SUV runs one of them […]

Misdemeanor Charge for Accused Unlicensed Driver in Death of Queens Senior

By Brad Aaron | Aug 8, 2013 | 22 Comments

A motorist who allegedly killed a senior while driving without a license, who police said was speeding, and who was reportedly wanted by authorities on another vehicular charge at the time of the crash, has been charged with a misdemeanor by Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. Rafael Diaz, 73, was crossing Atlantic Avenue in Woodhaven […]

John Eberling, 76, Latest to Die in Traffic in Eric Ulrich’s Council District

By Brad Aaron | Mar 6, 2013 | 4 Comments

A Queens senior struck by an alleged drunk driver last week was at least the fourth person to die in traffic in Eric Ulrich’s City Council district in the last six months. John Eberling, 76, was crossing Jamaica Avenue at 80th Street at approximately 4:30 on the afternoon of February 27 when he was struck […]

In Queens, Five Years in Jail and Six-Month License Suspension for DWI Killer

By Brad Aaron | Feb 7, 2013 | 7 Comments

A drunk driver who killed a Queens cyclist will be free to drive again in fewer than six years, under the terms of a plea agreement from District Attorney Richard Brown. Alex Batista was charged with second degree manslaughter, driving under the influence and leaving the scene after he ran down Roger Hernandez on Greenpoint […]

Five Killed in Four Days: Holiday Season Marked by Pedestrian Deaths

By Brad Aaron | Jan 2, 2013 | 6 Comments

In separate crashes in Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx, city motorists killed five pedestrians between Christmas and New Year’s Day. Four of the crashes, which took the lives of a child and three young mothers, were hit-and-runs. At approximately 8:45 a.m. on December 28, 11-year-old Miguel Torres of Jackson Heights was crossing at Northern Boulevard and 80th […]

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