RT @streetsblognyc Several months ago, Jesse Coburn revealed how dangerous it is to be a NYC crossing guard. No changes were made by @nycmayor — and now one is dead.
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/10/20/dump-truck-driver-kills-school-crossing-guard
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"Cops charged the driver, identified as Hector Yepes, on Friday with failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care"
I'll never understand how this isn't, say, manslaughter. It's no big deal to kill someone as long as you do it while driving a vehicle, apparently.
