Thursday, January 26, 2012
News Brooklyn DA Reviewing Deadly Cyclist Hit-and-Run After NYPD Investigation Criticized
Posted by Benjamin Sutton on Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:58 AM
"Any time there’s a fatality the NYPD does their investigation, and we do our own," vehicular crimes bureau chief Craig Esswein told Streetsblog.
Among the evidence that Esswein's office will be reviewing are photos from the scene that even Lefèvre's family hasn't seen, as well as video footage that shows the flatbed truck dragging the 30-year-old cyclist and his bike for several yards after the initial collision.
In a statement earlier this week Mathieu's mother Erika (pictured at top) noted that the driver of the truck, Leonardo Degianni, has been charged for failing to signal and failing to exercise due care, but neither for the fatal collision, nor for leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Erika and other members of the Lefèvre family have launched a letter-writing campaign urging Hynes's office to perform a diligent and careful review of the accident.
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Why would the Brooklyn DA need a vehicular crime investigating unit if there was adequate investigation of vehicular crime by the NYPD? It seems to me the shortcomings of the NYPD are well known by local prosecutors who are merely sidestepping the situation instead of actively working to correct it.
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