Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Indicts Driver Who Killed Two Kids on 9th Street for Manslaughter
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The DA says Dorothy Bruns ignored doctors' instructions to stop driving months before she hit Joshua Lew and Abigail Blumenstein.
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86-Year-Old Driver Kills Giovanni Ampuero, 9, in Queens Crosswalk
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Motorists have killed five children walking or biking on NYC streets this year, compared to one such fatality in the first four months of 2017.
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Fatally Doored Delivery Cyclist Juan Pacheco
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Dooring is illegal, and has caused at least five cyclist fatalities since 2012. But NYPD isn't ticketing drivers who do it.
Hit-and-Run Box Truck Driver Kills Cyclist on Webster Avenue in the Bronx
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Hit-and-run drivers have killed at least eight city pedestrians and cyclists in 2018.
NYC Motorists Injured 1,117 People Walking and Biking in March, and Killed 10
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City Hall reported 28 people killed while walking or biking through March, and 3,363 injured, compared to 31 deaths and 3,499 injuries in the first three months of 2017.
How Seriously Does Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez Take Hit-and-Run Killings?
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In keeping with prior plea deals, Gonzalez offered as little 16 months in jail to the driver accused of killing Jean Paul Guerrero and fleeing the scene in 2016.