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Gothamist: Lost Evidence, “Biased” Investigation Cited In NYPD’s Probe Of Killed Cyclist Mathieu Lefevre

Steve Vaccaro sends a scathing letter to the NYPD’s Accident Investigation Squad, lambasting their mishandling of the investigation of a cyclist death.

An attorney representing the family of killed cyclist Mathieu Lefevre has sent a scathing letter to the NYPD’s Accident Investigation Squad, blasting the department’s handling of the investigation. Lefevre, a Canadian artist living in Brooklyn, was killed in October by a flatbed truck driver who left the scene of the Williamsburg accident. When the NYPD finally tracked him down, he said he didn’t know he ran anybody over, and investigators took his word for it. Gothamist has obtained a copy of the letter, sent today to the NYPD Highway Patrol, in which attorney Steve Vaccaro raises serious concerns about detectives handling of the investigation.

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