Auto Accidents • Pedestrian Accidents
Despite Vision Zero, NYC Saw 38,000 Hit-and-Run Accidents in 2015
By Michael Barasch
Despite Mayor de Blasio’s ambitious Vision Zero program to eliminate pedestrian fatalities in the five boroughs, New York City saw more than 38,000 hit-and-run accidents in 2015, 48 of which resulted in catastrophic injury or death. The New York Daily News reported that the bulk of the hit-and-runs, some 34,000, caused property damage, most of it minor. […]
