Donovan Richards Wants Safer Conditions at Deadly Rosedale Intersection
City Council Member Donovan Richards wants DOT to put speed cameras at the Rosedale intersection where a hit-and-run driver killed a teenage girl earlier this month -- a request the city may not be able to fulfill due to restrictions imposed by Albany. Richards also urged DOT to make physical improvements to protect people from speeding drivers.
February 23, 2016
Will Meaningful Hit-and-Run Reform Be on Albany’s 2016 Agenda?
Governor Cuomo has vetoed bills that would have set back efforts to reform state hit-and-run statutes.
December 14, 2015
Today: Urge Cuomo to Amend or Kill Disastrous Albany Hit-and-Run Bill
District attorneys and traffic safety advocates across the state are asking Governor Cuomo to kill a bill that would stall efforts to reform state laws that create an incentive for drunk drivers to leave the scene of harmful crashes.
December 2, 2015
Civil Suit Compels Man Who Killed Ally Liao to Stop Driving for 5 Years
A bereaved family has done what NYPD, city district attorneys, and the New York State DMV usually fail to do: impose meaningful sanctions against a reckless driver, who in this case took the life of 3-year-old Allison Liao.
October 29, 2015
NYPD Conspicuously Absent From City Council Vision Zero Hearing
How seriously does Police Commissioner Bill Bratton take Vision Zero? The City Council transportation committee held a hearing today to gauge the city's progress in reducing traffic injuries and deaths, and NYPD didn't send a single person to provide testimony or answer questions.
October 7, 2015
Andrew Cuomo Could (Still) Save Thousands of Lives With One Phone Call
On Monday Andrew Cuomo hailed DMV rule changes that have resulted in license sanctions for recidivist drunk drivers. The governor, who spearheaded the reforms himself, could also use the power of his office to take driving privileges from motorists who habitually commit other deadly violations, like speeding, which kill and injure thousands of New Yorkers every year.
September 29, 2015
NYPD and Electeds Idle as NYC’s Hit-and-Run Epidemic Claims Another Life
It was a particularly barbaric crime: A driver fatally struck a person who was crossing the street with a walker, then left the scene. That it was the second such death in a matter of weeks is another reminder that New York City, thanks in part to indifference in Albany, is failing to meaningfully address its ongoing epidemic of deadly hit-and-run collisions.
September 10, 2015
Albany Alert: Urge Governor Cuomo to Amend or Kill Hit-and-Run Bill
District attorneys are calling on Albany's three men in a room to amend or kill a bill that would affect future cases against drivers who leave the scene of a serious crash.
July 20, 2015