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Pedestrian Killed in Three-Car Crash — Speeding Driver Charged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 6, 2020 | No Comments

A Brooklyn woman doing nothing but walking near her Midwood home was struck and killed on Sunday night after a speeding driver ran a red light and crashed into another car that went careening into the victim, police said.

A hit-and-run driver killed a man at the corner of Avenue N and E. 98th Street in Canarsie. Above, a downed stop sign and fire hydrant show the driver's path. Photo: Steven Vago

UPDATED: Brooklyn Man Killed in Early Morning Hit-and-Run

By Gersh Kuntzman and Steven Vago | Jun 23, 2020 | No Comments

A Brooklyn man was run down and killed by the driver of a massive Jeep early Tuesday morning, and the driver and his passenger ran away from the crash scene leaving their victim to die, cops said.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

Carpocalypse Now … And Forever?! Mayor de Blasio Cheers Phase 2 Traffic Jams

By Steven Vago | Jun 22, 2020 | No Comments

Phase 2 re-opening bringing city back to the "normal" of pollution, traffic and death.

In this file photo, the cyclist would have been biking towards the camera on the right, and only, sidewalk. The driver of the Jeep was traveling, northbound, according to police.

Another Bronx Cyclist Has Been Killed — Third in Two Weeks

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 21, 2020 | No Comments

A Bronx cyclist was killed by the driver of a Jeep assault vehicle under murky circumstances, with the NYPD blaming the victim, yet providing no evidence.

The scene of this morning's crash. The cone on the right represents the point of impact, witnesses said. Photo: Steven Vago

Another Cyclist Killed by Driver — The Third This Month

By Gersh Kuntzman and Steven Vago | Jun 16, 2020 | No Comments

An MTA bus driver struck and killed a cyclist on Fifth Avenue — and the lack of a bike lane is being blamed.

Add a double-parked car to this image and you have the makings of a disaster. Photo: Google

Double-Parked Vehicle Led to Death of Bronx Cyclist — Yet Driver is Uncharged

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 12, 2020 | No Comments

A double-parked car on Park Avenue in The Bronx began a chain of events that caused the death of a cyclist on Thursday afternoon — but the NYPD neither charged the driver of the illegally parked car or the driver of the truck that killed the bike user.

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