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NYPD Cracks Down On Cyclists, Not Drivers, Where Truck Driver Killed Bike Messenger


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Adwait Patil

Published Jun 25, 2019

Modified Jun 25, 2019


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An NYPD officer tickets a cyclist on 6th Avenue just north of West 24th Street, where bike messenger Robyn Hightman was killed by a hit and run truck driver on Monday morning.
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