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Speeding driver who killed 2 pedestrians in Inwood crash sentenced 
A 29-year-old man was sentenced for speeding through a red light in Inwood and causing a crash that killed two pedestrians in August 2022, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr. announced Friday.
Driver sentenced in NYC crash that killed salsa star and Cardi B friend 
A New York City man who caused a crash that killed two pedestrians, including a salsa star and a friend of rapper Cardi B, was sentenced to 5-15 years in prison Friday, the Manhattan district attorney said.
Driver speeding double the limit gets up to 15 years for causing deaths of 2 NYC pedestrians 
The driver responsible for blowing a red light and causing a crash that cost two pedestrians their lives was sentenced this week for the tragic Aug. 2022 incident, prosecutors said Friday.
D.A. Bragg Announces Prison Sentence For Driver Who Killed Two Pedestrians 
“Leandro Diaz-Ramirez’s reckless driving caused the tragic death of two pedestrians. Leandro Diaz-Ramirez appropriately received the maximum sentence for Manslaughter in the Second Degree, but nothing can bring back Joel Adames and David Fernandez, whose lives were cut short. We cannot allow this type of speeding to become normalized because of the grave consequences it has on public safety, and my Office will continue to hold accountable drivers who harm pedestrians,” said District Attorney Bragg.
Sham safety school certified thousands of construction workers: Manhattan DA 
A purported construction safety training school issued certificates and cards to nearly 20,000 workers over three and a half years, including one that ultimately lost his life on the job.
Sham Construction Safety School Connected To Worker’s Death on Upper West Side 
A Brooklyn company was indicted Wednesday for running a fake construction safety school that was connected to the death of a worker on the Upper West Side in 2022, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.

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