Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Robert Johnson

Bronx DA Johnson Files Manslaughter Charge for Cyclist’s Hit-and-Run Death

By Brad Aaron | Sep 23, 2015 | 2 Comments

Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson filed homicide charges against the man who allegedly killed cyclist Gabriela Aguilar-Vallinos in a hit-and-run crash earlier this month. Aguilar-Vallinos, 27, was on her way home from work at around 11:45 on the night of September 11 when a driver hit her with a Hyundai sedan on the City Island […]

Ethan Villavicencio, 7, Killed by Motorist Inside Bronx Restaurant [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Jun 5, 2015 | 16 Comments

A motorist drove into a Bronx restaurant Thursday, killing 7-year-old Ethan Villavicencio and injuring the boy’s sister and father. [Update: According to court records, Oduro was charged with one D felony count and two misdemeanor counts of leaving the scene of an accident with injury, plus one traffic infraction. Class D felonies carry penalties ranging from probation to […]

Two People Were Killed in This Crash and the Bronx DA Hasn’t Filed Charges

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2015 | 25 Comments

Warning: Graphic video Update: DNAinfo reported that the victim in the video is Manuel Quiñones, who was hospitalized in critical condition. The Post reported that the victim is Kadeem Brown. This post has been edited to reflect uncertainty of the victim’s identity. The green cab driver was identified by the Post and the Daily News […]

No Charges for Cab Driver Who Killed Two People on Bronx Sidewalk

By Brad Aaron | Mar 23, 2015 | 22 Comments

No charges have been filed against a cab driver who drove onto a sidewalk in the Bronx and killed a man and a young girl. The crash happened at around 6:30 p.m. Friday. Reports say the 44-year-old driver, whose name is being withheld by NYPD and the Taxi and Limousine Commission, hit a parked car on a Grand […]

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 […]

DAs Insist They Don’t Call Car Crashes “Accidents,” Except When They Do

By Stephen Miller | Jan 14, 2015 | 13 Comments

Among the demands Families For Safe Streets is making of district attorneys, one of the simpler changes is to stop using the word “accident” to describe traffic collisions. In exchanges this week, the offices of three district attorneys said in no uncertain terms that they already refrain from using the word “accident” in this manner. […]

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