DMV Suspends License of Driver Who Killed Mathieu Lefevre for Six Months
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles found the truck driver who killed Brooklyn cyclist Mathieu Lefevre...
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“Video Showing Student Killed By NYPD Cruiser Remains Sealed,” Christopher Robbins for Gothamist
Gothamist covers Vaccaro & White's efforts to make public the facts concerning the death of Ryo Oyamda, a Japanese student struck and killed by two NYPD officers in a police cruiser.
Village Voice: “The NYPD’s Poor Judgement With the Mentally Ill”
The death of Shereese Francis has rekindled a decades-long debate over the NYPD's treatment of the mentally ill.
Village Voice: “Family Sues to Learn Why Shereese Francis was Suffocated in Her Home by Police”
A family sues to get documents from the NYPD, who selectively leek information to the press while simultaneously denying the family's access to the very same information.
CNN.com: Lawsuit alleges NYPD failure to investigate road deaths
CNN reports on Vaccaro & White’s lawsuit on behalf of Jacob Stevens to require NYPD to investigate all serious injury crashes, not just fatal crashes
“NYPD Sued For Sloppy Investigation Of Pedestrian’s Death In Fort Greene,” John Delsignore for Gothamist
The Vaccaro & White lawsuits alleges that there is systemic problems in how the accident investigation squad operates. The suit aims to change NYPD policy.