On 9/21/2023 6:43 PM, Make them transgenders in prison wrote:
> On 20 Sep 2023, a felcher <nowomr@protonmail.com> posted some
>
> A beloved teacher was fatally struck by a bicyclist in Chinatown
> earlier this month, police said — as they released new surveillance
> footage showing the apparent hit-and-run rider.
>
> Priscilla Loke, 69, was standing in the crosswalk at the corner of
> Grand and Chrystie Streets around 10:30 a.m. Sept. 5 when the
> cyclist rammed into her, cops said.
>
> Loke — the Deputy Director of the Chinatown Head Start preschool
> program – was thrown to the ground and suffered severe head trauma,
> police said.
>
> She was brought to Bellevue Hospital, where she succumbed to her
> injuries two days later, authorities said.
>
> The surveillance video, released late Monday, shows the suspect
> walking on the sidewalk, wearing blue jeans and a white T-shirt,
> carrying a light blue shoulder bag.
>
> Footage previously obtained by WABC captured the moment he slammed
> into Loke head-on while heading north on Chrystie Street.
>
> It also shows the cyclist walking up to a police cruiser and
> speaking to the cops who responded to the crash – but he then got
> back on his bike and bolted once the officers approached the victim.
>
> Loke’s loved ones have sent a letter to the NYPD in search for
> answers about how or why the suspect was able to get away after the
> incident, according to WABC.
>
> The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment from
> The Post Tuesday.
>
> Loke, who helped to run the Head Start center for more than 30
> years, looked forward to retirement, WABC reported.
>
> While she didn’t have children of her own, she cared deeply for her
> grandnieces and nephews.
>
> “If only the cyclist had been more responsible,” Loke’s nephew, Weng
> Wai Ho, told WPIX.
>
> “This wouldn’t have happened.”
>
> https://nypost.com/2023/09/19/beloved-nyc-teacher-priscilla-loke-
> fatally-struck-by-bicyclist-in-apparent-hit-and-run/
>
> D P
> 1 day ago
>
> you made all these bike lanes, yet no one uses them ! no tags,
> licences, insurance, or even a written & driving test to qualify
> the use on these "Vehicles" that are sadly taking lives. no recourse
> what so ever if you ride on the sidewalks or not in the bike lanes
> organized for these things.
>
> Goomba Bob NYC
> 1 day ago
>
> Sadly this is ALL too true! Unused bike lanes are a joke ... adding
> to traffic congestion. Blame the lame city council ... too busy
> deciding what statues to tear down.
>
> Libby Clauwnz
> 1 day ago
>
> been saying this for years. no point anymore since nobody cares.
>
> NK1947
> 1 day ago
>
> Bicycle or electric bike? Now they are strapping milk crates with
> blaring sound systems on the back-pedestrians don’t stand a chance.
> Impossible to safely cross a street while these “drivers” are
> totally distracted and are free to ignore every traffic signal. NYPD
> should stop wasting time “educating” pedestrians on safety and go
> after the real problem.
>
> Danny S
> 1 day ago
>
> More bike lanes = less lanes for emergency service vehicles = delays
> in emergency response times. EMT and paramedics are not coming to
> you via bicycle. When you take away lanes ambulances and police get
> stuck behind cars and now we have increased response times.
>
>

here's the actual link:

https://nypost.com/2023/09/19/beloved-nyc-teacher-priscilla-loke-fatally-struck-by-bicyclist-in-apparent-hit-and-run/

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