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World Journal: 撞死3歲廖怡君 駕駛竟「無罪」
The World Journal covered revelations in the wrongful death case of Ally Liao that the driver faced no...
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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...
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Streetsblog: “In a First, NYPD Precinct Officer Charges Driver Under New Right-of-Way Law”
Steve Vaccaro discusses the first known application of the Right of Way Law that he helped draft and...
League of American Bicyclists: Gearing Up Political Engagement with @StreetsPAC
The League of American Bicyclists reports on StreetsPAC–a political action committee convened by Steve Vaccaro to represent pedestrians’...
Citylab: New York Drivers Who Hit Pedestrians Are Let Off the Hook
Citylab interviewed Steve Vaccaro about Intro 238 (now AC 19-190), which criminalizes driver’s violation of pedestrian’s right of...
Daily News: Hit-and-run drivers could pay up to $10K under new city law
V&W client Martha Puruncajas’ tragic loss of her 19 year old son Luis Bravo to a hit-and-run driver...
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Gothamist: “Brooklyn Cyclist May Have Found Her Hit & Run Driver, But NYPD Won’t Question Him”
Gothamist covers the NYPD’s failure to investigate a car-on-bike hit-and-run and the broader problem with NYPD crash investigations....
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Streetsblog: “If Police Don’t Take Traffic Violence Seriously, Vision Zero Will Fail”
In his latest Street Justice column, Steve Vaccaro discusses the NYPD traffic violence “law enforcement sieve” that fails...