DA Eric Gonzalez creates Street Safety Bureau to prosecute traffic fatalities
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Thursday that his office has created a new Street Safety Bureau that will assist the NYPD with investigating traffic collisions.
The bureau will place an emphasis on protecting cyclists and pedestrians and will respond to the scenes of serious collisions quickly to coordinate support services for victims and families.
“We must do all we possibly can to battle traffic violence in Brooklyn to decrease the number of cyclists and pedestrians who are killed and maimed by drivers,” Gonzalez said. “With my new Street Safety Bureau, we aim to achieve that in a number of ways: adding resources to assist in collision investigations early on, partnering with advocates on safety initiatives and working with legislators to improve vehicular laws.”