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...
Queens Tribune: “Van Bramer Wants Heavier Hit And Run Penalties”
Borough already plagued by traffic deaths, three fatal hit and runs have inspired legislative action. Councilman Jimmy Van...
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Queens Tribune: “NYCHA Video Challenges NYPD Crash Story”
The Queens Tribune reports on new evidence disproving NYPD claims that a police officer was not at fault...
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WPIX11: “Did NYPD cover up details in Queens patrol-car death of Japanese student?”
Mario Diaz of WPIX11, the reporter first on the scene the night Ryo Oyamada was killed, pieces together...
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Daily News: “New video indicates NYPD covered up key details in pedestrian’s death”
The Daily News covers the growing evidence that NYPD covered up the reckless driving by police officers that...
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DNA Info: “Video Shows Police Car Without Its Lights On Before Student is Struck”
NEW YORK, Aug 21 — The family of a Japanese student who was killed by a New York...
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Gothamist: “Video Points To NYPD Cover-Up After Cop Fatally Ran Over Pedestrian”
Gothamist continues its in-depth coverage of the death of Ryo Oyamada and efforts by his family to uncover...
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Intelligencer: “NYPD Accused of Covering Up Pedestrian Death by Cop Car”
New York magazine covers new evidence against the NYPD in the Ryo Oyamada pedestrian crash case. On February...
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Japan Times: “Lawyer of Japanese man killed by N.Y. police car alleges evidence cover-up”
The Japan Times covers developments in the case against NYPD for the death of Ryo Oyamada. NEW YORK...
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Gothamist: Speeding Cop Killed Student & NYPD Covered It Up, Lawsuit Claims
Gothamist covers the attempts by the family of Ryo Oyamada to add federal constitutional claims to their complaint...