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Driver Who “Wanted To Kill” Times Square Pedestrians Charged With Murder, Alexandria Neason for Gothamist
Amidst outcry over driver Richard Rojas, who injured dozens of pedestrians in Times Square rampage, the village Voice...
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Daily News: “In 179 fatalities involving on-duty NYPD cops in 15 years, only 3 cases led to indictments — and just 1 conviction”
The Daily News interviewed civil rights attorney Steve Vaccaro about his work on the Shereese Francis case in...
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Gothamist: “$250 Fine For SUV Driver Who Deliberately Plowed Into Cyclist During Road Rage Incident”
If you want to use your car as a weapon in Manhattan, you just need to pay a...
Bike Snob NYC: “Cycling Under Attack”
Bike Snob comments on District Attorney’s sweetheart plea deal for a motorist who intentionally struck a cyclist represented...
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Streetsblog: “DA Cy Vance: $250 Fine for Motorist Accused of Deliberately Striking Cyclist”
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance dropped assault charges against a hit-and-run driver accused of intentionally ramming a cyclist...
Gothamist: Prospect Park Rope Trap Snags Cyclist, Cops See No Crime
Gothamist spoke with Steve Vaccaro about an apparent trap set for Prospect Park cyclists and the NYPD's response.
$1.1 Million Settlement Obtained Against NYPD in Wrongful Death Civil Rights Case
Shereese Francis was killed by police who used excessive force and a fatal restraint technique, suffocating her. Summoned...
“Driver Hits Cyclist In Bike Lane And Keeps Going As Victim Clings To Van,” Christopher Robbins for Gothamist
Gothamist reports on the case of John Kelly, a Vaccaro & White client intentionally struck by a road raging van driver who fled the scene.
“Cyclist Assaulted On Hudson River Bike Path, Pedestrian Arrested,” John Delsignore for Gothamist
Steve Vaccaro of Vaccaro & White won a favorable settlement for Michael Mandiberg, a cyclist who was the victim of an unprovoked attack on Manhattan's Hudson River Greenway. Michael donated the bulk of the settlement proceeds to Transportation Alternatives.