good evening, greets youjonathan inoa.hope: it’s a pleasure thatcome with usjonathan: road killbig apple that keeps leavinginjured and deadfor the recklessness ofdrivers.Esperanza: what does the city do toregard?damaris íaz talked with himtransportation Commissioner,who qualifies this scourgelike a national epidemic.damaris: despite thenew york initiatives toreduce accidents andoutrage, recklessnesssteering wheel continues to passinvoice.the most recent incidentit happened here, in the eastvillage.this young man tried to crossthis street, was hit anddragged by a vehicle to5:00 this morningthe young man was seriouslywounded and pronounced dead inHospital.Since then, the policeis still investigating the incident.we talked with ydanisrodíguez, the commissioner of thedepartment of transportationnew York.>> we hope that in this casespecific, that personalso let it be known that thetraffic violence is assumedin the same way as therevolver violence.damaris: so far this year,126 people lost their livesin new york, after suffering acar accident. inthe first 3 months of the year,17 people were run overby drivers who left thescene, whatthere has been talk of punishmentsstrong for peopleflee after hitting apeon but they keep popping upunfortunate cases.>> it is a worldwide epidemicnational and global.uswhat is necessary for theDrivers slow down.the mayor has been directingpeople and giving supportso that from the police and thetransportation departmentwe can take steps toreduce these cases.community help forfind the driverfled.if you know anything about thisincident, call the lineanonymous department ofnew york police at 188857track.the reward is up to$3500, for those who haveinformation that results in a
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