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training to curb vehicle crashes? Emergency driving training makes up just 3% of an officer’s training time in NY, raising questions about whether that’s enough to curb crashes.
[…] slack because they’re one short,” Taylor said, “but also the general public because they’re not getting their money’s worth.” Cecile and Moran said they’re both comfortable with Coleman’s role in the department. “I believe the circumstances under which Ofc. Coleman now works do not pose any additional danger (that is, beyond those inherent in police work) to his various work partners or himself,” Moran said by email. About this project This story is part of Driving Force, a police accountability project meant to expose and document the prevalence of police vehicle accidents in New York. This joint investigation between USA TODAY Network-New York and Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications was supported with funding from the Data-Driven Reporting Project. That project is funded by the Google News Initiative in partnership with Northwestern University-Medill. This reporting was completed in partnership with Central Current, a Syracuse-based nonprofit newsroom. Reporters, visual journalists, editors, designers and project […]
[…] Accident Reconstruction. Flawed investigations could wrongly send a driver to prison for decades, or unnecessarily cost local governments millions of your taxpayer dollars in court. The transparency problem can’t be ignored, said Hyde, who also is part of a reconstruction team overseeing officer-involved crashes in the Chicago area. “At the end of the day, whether the officer is the victim, or the other driver is: They have the right to understand what happened,” he said. Driving Force: The real cost of NY police crashes Charles McLoughlin has been reeling since a Syracuse police officer slammed his cruiser into McLoughlin’s work van in 2013. For a living, he drove patients to doctor appointments. But the neck injury from the crash made it impossible for him to turn his head for simple things, like checking blindspots in traffic. It meant he would never again be able to renew his commercial driver’s license. It […]
[…] cadet in the Southern Tier Law Enforcement Academy weaves through this portion of the skills course at the National Soaring Museum in Elmira on Oct 10, 2023. During this process, students recognized the growing pile of Syracuse Police Department discipline records related to officers crashing their vehicles while on duty. Most of the investigations into these incidents ended in the same way — the officer only received a written reprimand. Expanding the reporting for ‘ Driving Force’ Was the prevalence of these accidents — and the lack of urgency around them — a Syracuse problem? Or would the pattern repeat itself in the disciplinary records of other departments in New York? In early 2023, USA TODAY Network-New York and Newhouse decided to look for financial support to help their journalists and students answer that question. They applied for an award from the Data-Driven Reporting Project, funded by the Google News Initiative […]
A state law allows New York Police officers to break traffic rules, even when their poor driving decisions claim the lives of innocent people.
[…] big blue wall,” said Gillette, the attorney in the Farwell case. But charting a path to effective discipline for officers from the top down is key to moving toward a solution, said Mercado, of John Jay College. “If they have a clear message from their rules, their lieutenants, and their commanding officers, I believe that that’s the message they will carry with them on patrol,” he said. About this project This story is part of Driving Force, a police accountability project meant to expose and document the prevalence of police vehicle accidents in New York. This joint investigation between USA TODAY Network-New York and Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications was supported with funding from the Data-Driven Reporting Project. That project is funded by the Google News Initiative in partnership with Northwestern University-Medill. This reporting was completed in partnership with Central Current, a Syracuse-based nonprofit newsroom. Reporters, visual journalists, editors, designers and project […]
[…] approach cops in public to tell them her story about what happens when police choose to drive recklessly. And she will say, “I hope that you will never be somebody who does that.” Photo by Jamie Germano | Rochester Democrat & Chronicle Eileen Raymond, who lost her son Warren Corbitt in an accident involving a New York State Trooper, died peacefully at her home in December 2023. About this project This story is part of Driving Force, a police accountability project meant to expose and document the prevalence of police vehicle accidents in New York. This joint investigation between USA TODAY Network-New York and Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications was supported with funding from the Data-Driven Reporting Project. That project is funded by the Google News Initiative in partnership with Northwestern University-Medill. This reporting was completed in partnership with Central Current, a Syracuse-based nonprofit newsroom. Reporters, visual journalists, editors, designers and project […]
[…] have not provided any disciplinary reports are marked in red, with some detail about the nature of their response. Other Searches You can search the database by entering any keywords. The use of quotation marks or operators (eg, “and”) is not necessary. Some examples: Search by town or police agency: “Gates” Search by officer name: “Coughlin” Search by date: “2020” Search by type of incident: “reckless driving“ About this project This story is part of Driving Force, a police accountability project meant to expose and document the prevalence of police vehicle accidents in New York. This joint investigation between USA TODAY Network-New York and Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications was supported with funding from the Data-Driven Reporting Project. That project is funded by the Google News Initiative in partnership with Northwestern University-Medill. This reporting was completed in partnership with Central Current, a Syracuse-based nonprofit newsroom. Reporters, visual journalists, editors, designers and project […]
[…] 450 public records requests for these documents in 2020, and so far, hundreds of departments have responded, contributing records to our searchable database where you can look up officers in your own New York community. Since then, our journalists have been scouring these records for data and trends that would paint a picture of policing across New York — what officers and departments do well, and what they can improve upon. In 2024, we published Driving Force, an investigation into police officers’ reckless driving and crashes, based on findings from this cache of documents. It resulted in state lawmakers introducing a bill in the legislature to increase driving training for police officers working in New York. You can find that database here: data.democratandchronicle.com/new-york-police-disciplinary-records/ It is searchable by officer name, county, town/village/city, or type of incident. Photo by Tina MacIntyre-Yee | Rochester Democrat & Chronicle A Rochester police car heading north on […]
[…] Binstock. Through Binstock’s writing, it is apparent that play is about more than just boxing. The story at its core is about what it means to have the autonomy to fight your own battles while retaining one’s authentic self. Characters clash with each other over perceived, and real, losses of their sense of self and the ability to stand up for themselves. This is apparent in Monique’s grudge with Johnny, something that serves as the driving force of conflict. Due to the first act of the play being so strong, it feels as though the second act does have an abrupt ending that could leave audiences wanting more. With so much happening in the first act, including the introduction of characters and setting up the plot, it’s almost impossible to top it in the following act. The second act has its highlights, but its shorter run time sets up an ending […]