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What Is A Life Worth In NYC? In Fatal Crashes, Sometimes Just $50
Drivers who kill pedestrians often face minimal punishment, a Streetsblog investigation found.
January 8, 2026
DOT Wants Meeting with State DMV Head to Get Killer Drivers Off the Road
Hank Gutman wants a sit-down with DMV Commissioner Mark Schroeder (who? Exactly.)
October 25, 2021
Staten Island Driver Who Killed Senior Escapes Jail … But Loses His License Permanently
Well, we got ... one!
October 27, 2020
Pols Offer New Law to Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable
The days of "It was just an accident!" may soon be over.
October 30, 2019
Weak State Law Protects Unlicensed Drivers Who Kill
“It’s part of our giant blindspot for the dangers of driving," a lawyer said.
October 9, 2019
Manhattan Pol Wants To Change State Law To Hold Reckless Drivers Accountable
Substituting one word could eliminate the notion that prosecutors need to prove that a driver was aware of his or her misconduct.
October 7, 2019
Ask the Candidates: Which District Attorney Will Make Queens Streets Safer?
Mostly, the seven Democrats vying for the Democratic nomination on June 25 have been focusing on what many believe are traditional law-and-order issues. But Streetsblog grilled them all on the most basic quality-of-life issues facing our community: street safety.
June 13, 2019
Cops Finally Arrest Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed a Man Last Year
Law enforcement has finally arrested the hit-and-run driver they say killed a Queens man on a Manhattan sidewalk in October — but only for fleeing, not for the reckless driving that killed the victim in the first place.
March 6, 2019
Rogue Private Carter Arrested for Suspended License
The NYPD's ongoing crackdown on rogue truckers continues.
February 28, 2019
Motorist Who Killed Senior in Queens Crosswalk Pleads to Violating Victim’s Right of Way
For killing Toolia Rambarose, 70, with a van in Richmond Hill last February, Kazim Mohammed was fined $50. His driving privileges were not interrupted.
August 9, 2018
