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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 23
New York City Records 3 Cyclist Hit-and-Run Deaths in 1 Week
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Aug 23

New York City Records 3 Cyclist Hit-and-Run Deaths in 1 Week

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 23

Summary

  • Three cyclists were killed in separate hit-and-runs in New York City last week, making it the deadliest week so far this year for the city’s bike riders.
  • Thursday’s latest death was Mamadou Diallo, 40, a Brooklyn delivery worker from Guinea, who police said was struck by a BMW during a torrential downpour in Flatlands just before midnight.
  • Two days earlier, Paulina Tec Choc, 29, was killed while stopped on an e-bike in Brooklyn, and Angelo Camara, 51, a Bronx mechanic and father of five, was fatally struck on Bruckner Boulevard.
  • All three were traveling to or from work, according to friends and advocates, and police said the drivers fled in each case; no arrests have been made.

Insights

Why do most fatal NYC bike crashes happen where infrastructure fails, and who truly pays the price for our delivery demands?
With hit-and-run drivers repeatedly escaping justice, what hidden legal loopholes leave grieving families to fend for themselves?