North Western Brooklyn
SOUTH SLOPE – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday that Leonel Ortega-Flores, 36, of the Bronx, has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the death of a coworker last year in South Slope [/south-slope-crash/]. He faces three to nine years in prison. Leonel Ortega-Flores (courtesy of the Office of
Central Brooklyn
CROWN HEIGHTS – A woman from Brooklyn was killed waiting for the bus at the bus stop in the Bronx when a drunk driver drove onto the sidewalk. On Sunday, August 11 at around 9:21 p.m., a 29-year-old man was driving a Nissan minivan south on Jerome Avenue in
Bay Ridge
After a 2016 drunk driving crash took the life of a 17-year cyclist [/drunk-driver-kills-teen-cyclist-gerritsen-beach-cops-say-sheepshead-bay/] in Gerritsen Beach, a measure of closure has come to the case, as District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the driver was sentenced to jail yesterday for second-degree manslaughter. Thomas Groarke, 26, of Bay Ridge was sentenced
Police & Fire
Scene where 17-year-old Sean Ryan was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver in Gerritsen Beach. (Photo: Mike Wright [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208751487841784&set=pcb.10154407208674038&type=3&theater] / Facebook)Neighbors are demanding the city improve traffic safety on Gerritsen Beach’s
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Central Brooklyn
Brooklyn College (screenshot via Google Maps)An off-duty 70th precinct detective was arrested early this morning, after crashing into several parked cars near Brooklyn College, according to police reports. NYPD Detective Jermaine Clarke, 38, was driving a Honda southbound on Glenwood Road when he crashed into several parked cars at
Bensonhurst
Photo by Bensonhurst BeanA tipsy 20-year-old driver was arrested early Sunday morning for slamming four vehicles in a row on 24th Avenue — including a police car. Zarshed Davronov, of West 10th Street, charged with DWI, reckless driving, failure to obey the traffic light, and underage drinking charges, after his Honda
diane reiners
Photo via NY Post [http://nypost.com/2015/03/16/drunk-minister-has-been-dealing-with-loss-of-her-husband/] .A Fort Greene reverend was arrested on Friday night as she exited the Holland Tunnel on the New Jersey side at around 6pm, after other drivers called 9-1-1 reporting her as driving erratically and swerving across lanes, hitting curbs
car vs storefront
Screenshot from the surveillance video just a split second before the Mercedes crashed through the storefront. (via ABC)Police have arrested Yvonne Batiz, charging her with a DWI after she drove her 2013 Mercedes through the Coney Island Avenue storefront of Federal Tax Masters between Avenue X and Avenue Y
drunk driving
Several concerned neighbors contacted us this morning about a particularly scary car crash shortly before midnight last night on E 17th Street between Cortelyou and Dorchester Roads. “A SUV hit several parked cars on the street, totalling at least two of them. A lot of neighbors went running out when
corrections officer
Source: joo0ey via flickrA New York City corrections officer was caught racing down the Verrazano-Narrows bridge while intoxicated. SI Live is reporting [http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/city_correction_officer_from_s_1.html] that the officer was driving over 80 mph, over 30 mph faster
bragg st
Source: NYDailyNews.comAn early morning accident on Saturday left a woman dead after an allegedly drunk driver mowed her down before colliding with a tree. Daily News reports [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/out-of-control-car-kills-brooklyn-woman-veering-sidewalk-article-1.1373571?localLinksEnabled=false] : > Police said 25-year-old Steven Calandrillo was driving a Ford Fusion along
anel kolenovic
Drunk Driving Victim Moshe Berkowitz (Photo: flatbushscoop.com)In 2010 [/student-killed-in-deadly-dui-accident-in-midwood/], Anel Kolenovic, wasted on Four Loko, was speeding down Ocean Avenue when he smashed into the car of 23-year-old teacher from Midwood named Moshe Berkowitz. Berkowitz died from his injuries. Now, three years later, Kolenovic, sentenced to serve between
anel kolenovic
Source: SalFalko/FlickrA couple of years ago, we reported on the death of a young Midwood student [/student-killed-in-deadly-dui-accident-in-midwood/] who was tragically killed by a drunk driver. Thanks to the efforts of the Kings County District Attorney, Charles J. Hynes, that drunk driver will be behind bars for a very long