An appeals court ruled yesterday that the city can't be held financially responsible for the actions of a traffic cop and their ensuing consequences. In 2006, Stella Lewis was crossing the street to Penn Station. She had the light, but a traffic cop waved a bus through its red light. The bus struck Lewis, causing her brain injury and the loss of three of her toes. more ›

A NJ man claims that a NYPD traffic cop's terrible directions caused him injuries and his car damage! The Post reports, "In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Diogenes Tavarez, 61, says he was driving his car near the entrance of the Holland Tunnel last November 'when his vehicle was violently struck" by another car which had been 'directed to proceed' by the not so-eagle-eyed traffic cop." Tavarez, whose 2004 Honda had $15,000 in damages, says the cop was "negligent, careless and reckless" and was "directing traffic in said area with a total disregard for the health, safety and welfare of others." Not only is he suing the NYPD and the cop, he's also suing the city and the other driver for a grand total of $5 million. more ›

A cool cup of fresh brewed justice has been served to the notorious traffic agent who was caught by a Queens councilman speeding through a red light with siren flashing while yakking on his cell phone. You'll recall the classic video that resulted from the encounter last month outside a Dunkin' Donuts, where Officer Daniel Chu was confronted by Council Member Dan Halloran, who had chased Chu after seeing him blow the light. Chu was parked illegally in front of the popular donut destination, but that didn't stop him from writing Halloran a parking ticket after he spotted the councilman photographing the cop car. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Queens) is demanding a review of every ticket Officer Daniel Chu has ever written after allegedly catching him speeding through a red light and talking on his cell phone with his siren lights on in Whitestone on Monday. Halloran became suspicious, telling the Daily News, "I know the traffic agents have no emergency they have to run to." He followed Chu weaving through traffic, and eventually found him parked illegally in front of a Dunkin' Donuts. Chu came out and caught Halloran taking photos of his car, and immediately issued Halloran a $165 ticket for blocking a crosswalk. more ›

As the traffic agent who had both of her legs broken when she was run down while issuing a ticket to a double parked car recovers, the local priest of the man accused of doing it is coming out to defend him. Anthony Grullon has been charged with attempted murder for mowing down Sabrina Rosada and is being held on $100,000 bail. He was supposedly inside Heavenly Vision Christian Center in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx when he came rushing out to hop in his Ford Taurus. Grullon, who is 5'8" and 250 pounds, was caught on surveillance video racing out to his car. Robert Pinero, the pastor at Heavenly Vision, says that the collision must have been an accident. He told the Post, "This guy's like a big baby. Everybody loves him. I don't believe he meant to kill that officer. He was trying to flee from getting a ticket." Rosada is still in guarded condition at St. Barnabas Hospital, where her aunt says she is doing much better. more ›

Traffic enforcement agents are used to getting sneering looks and jeered at just for doing their jobs, writing tickets to illegally parked vehicles. But one man in The Bronx yesterday took his protest of an offense to an offensive level when he got into his violating vehicle (double parked) and just rode right over the officer who was writing him up. The man's 2002 black Ford Taurus was double parked on Jerome Avenue in Bedford Park when he hustled into it and drove into NYPD Traffic Officer Sabrina Torrez, running over her legs. The 26-year-old officer and mother of a toddler is in guarded condition at St. Barnabas Hospital after being treated for broken legs and head trauma. Police are looking for help identifying the suspect caught on a surveillance video that can be seen here. Update: Police arrested Andrew Grullon, 26, for felony assault and leaving the scene of an accident. more ›