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Gothamist: Video Showing Student Killed By NYPD Cruiser Remains Sealed

Posted on April 23, 2014 | by Steve Vaccaro & Adam White

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.

Posted in Accidents, Civil Rights, FOIL, NYPD, NYPD Abuse, NYPD Crash Investigations, Pedestrians, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Death | Tagged NYPD, nypd abuse, video, wrongful death

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Village Voice: “The NYPD’s Poor Judgement With the Mentally Ill”

Posted on August 15, 2012 | by Steve Vaccaro & Adam White

The death of Shereese Francis has rekindled a decades-long debate over the NYPD’s treatment of the mentally ill.

Posted in Civil Rights, NYPD Abuse, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Death | Tagged Adam White, civil rights, nypd abuse, police misconduct, Press, section 1983, wrongful death

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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

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CNN.com: Lawsuit alleges NYPD failure to investigate road deaths

Posted on June 12, 2012 | by Steve Vaccaro & Adam White

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

Posted in NYPD, NYPD Crash Investigations, Pedestrians, Wrongful Death | Tagged Clara Heyworth, NYPD, NYPD Transportation Bureau, Pedestrian fatalities, Steve Vaccaro, wrongful death

Clara Heyworth

Gothamist: NYPD Sued For Sloppy Investigation Of Pedestrian’s Death In Fort Greene

Posted on June 11, 2012 | by Steve Vaccaro & Adam White

The Vaccaro & White lawsuits alleges that there is systemic problems in how the accident investigation squad operates. The suit aims to change NYPD policy.

Posted in NYPD, NYPD Crash Investigations, Pedestrians, Wrongful Death | Tagged Accident Investigation Squad, Clara Heyworth, Gothamist, NYPD, Steve Vaccaro, wrongful death

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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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