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Village Voice: “Family Sues to Learn Why Shereese Francis was Suffocated in Her Home by Police”

Posted on June 28, 2012 | by Steve Vaccaro & Adam White

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.

Posted in Civil Rights, FOIL, Wrongful Death | Tagged foil, freedom of information, nypd abuse, wrongful death

CNN: The Search for Justice and Accountability from NYPD

Posted on April 20, 2012 | by Steve Vaccaro & Adam White

Steve Vaccaro speaks with CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta about NYPD’s inadequate investigations of pedestrian and bicycle crashes.

Posted in Bicycles, Bike Law, Featured, FOIL, Freedom of Information, Hit-and-run, NYPD Crash Investigations, Video | Tagged bicycles, Bike laws, foil, freedom of information, Press

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Village Voice: At Mathieu Lefevre Hearing, Arguments About Transparency and Bike Safety

Posted on April 20, 2012 | by Steve Vaccaro & Adam White

Steve Vaccaro argues for greater transparency and accountability at Mathieu Lefevre’s hearing on the NYPD delay in responding to a FOIL request.

Posted in Bike Law, FOIL, Freedom of Information, NYPD, NYPD Crash Investigations, Police Misconduct | Tagged Bike laws, foil, freedom of information, Mathieu Lefevre, NYPD, Steve Vaccaro

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What’s in a Word? “Accident” vs. “Crash”

For many years, traffic collisions and crashes have been called “accidents” by drivers, their insurers, police, and even pedestrian and cyclist victims themselves. But the term "accident" implies a sudden, unforeseeable occurrence for which no one bears fault. In fact, most traffic collisions are caused by aggressive or reckless driving. We use the term "crash" to avoid implying an absence of driver fault. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and the NYPD agree with us, and have adopted the terms “crash” and "collision" instead of "accident."

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