Steve Vaccaro Statement to City Council About NYPD Treatment of Cyclists
Statement of Steve Vaccaro to New York City Council Transportation Committee, November 20, 2014 Thank you for the...
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CBS2: “News Parents Of Toddler Killed By SUV Driver Furious After Tickets Dismissed”
CBS2 reports on the Liao family’s quest for justice for their daughter, killed by a reckless motorist who...
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Gothamist: “Will Banning Big Trucks Make Canal Street Less Deadly?”
Hsi-Pei Liao, who learned last week that the DMV had voided tickets issued to the driver who killed...
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卫真/大纪元: “市议员陈倩雯 将推动立法来提高华埠坚尼街的行人安全。”
过去的两个月来，曼哈顿下城发生4起行人致死的车祸，包括坚尼街上的2起，但是这些事故的肇事司机没有一个为此受到处罚。 陈倩雯介绍，今年初生效的一项法律规定，如果司机撞到拥有路权的行人就是违法，将被处罚，而这几起事故有明显的证据显示司机已经触犯这项法律。 “我一直强烈支持上周实施的25英里限速，但是实现‘零伤亡愿景’，我们还需要更进一步。”她说，“我们需要依据法律，对违法的司机严格执法。” 到场发言支持陈倩雯推动立法的还有第一和第三社区委员会的代表，以及律师瓦卡罗（Steve Vaccaro），他也是廖家一案的律师。
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NY Post: “DMV drops tickets against driver who ran over NYC toddler”
The New York Post interviews Hsi-Pei Liao about the DMV’s failure to take action against the driver who...
Queens Courier: “Outrage after DMV dismisses tickets against driver who killed toddler in Flushing”
The Queens Courier reports on calls for DMV Commissioner’s resignation after all penalties were lifted for the killer...
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Fox5: Lack of Enforcement Raises Questions About New 25MPH Limit
On the first day of New York City’s default 25 MPH speed limit under the Vision Zero program,...
CNER: “Year after a Flushing Girl was Killed, Penalties Against Driver Withdrawn”
摘要: 2013年10月，在法拉盛缅街和樱桃街交界口，曾发生一起恶性交通事故。年仅3岁的华裔女童Allison Liao在与祖母过马路时，惨遭一印度裔司机碾压后，送医不治身亡。痛失幼女让廖姓一家人悲痛欲绝，而肇事司机虽当日饮酒 … 如今车祸发生已过一年，11月6号，车辆管理局又将车祸中肇事司机的两张罚单撤销。Allison Liao的家人还没有从丧失幼女的阴影中走出，接到这条消息后，父亲Liao Hsi Pei在脸书上发表了自己的不满与愤怒。 Liao一家的代理律师表示，之前对于车祸的报道显示，事发当时，女童Allision是挣脱了祖母的手，独自走在马路上，而肇事司机正在左转弯，女童正好在司机的视线盲区，才未被察觉，导致惨案发生。而且昨天庭审时，肇事司机又一次重申Allison是突然冲到了他的车旁边。 但是律师提供的一段行车视频却否定了这一结论。在这段视频中可以看到，在事故发生前，祖孙两人当时手牵手走在斑马线上，这时肇事司机在左转时首先撞到了祖母，然后汽车前轮从Allison身上碾过后，后轮又从她的头部碾压过去。可见事故现场并非像报告所说的女童是擅自走到肇事车旁边。 目前Liao家人正准备向肇事司机提起讼诉，并希望车辆管理局召开关于肇事司机的听证会。从今天起，纽约将开始全面实施25英里每小时的限速令。如果每个人都能放慢速度，遵守交通，Allision的悲剧可能不会再上演。 Click here for the full report.
“Driver Kills 3-Year-Old In Queens, DMV Voids His Tickets” — Gothamist
Allison’s devastated father, Hsi-Pei Liao, shared the news on his Facebook page and Twitter account yesterday, and his attorney, Steve Vaccaro, confirmed...
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“Driver Who Killed 3-Year-Old Gets Tickets Tossed Out by DMV Judge,” Katie Honan for DNAinfo
DNAinfo covers the public outcry to the dismissal of tickets against the driver in a fatal crash, and...