Dilcia Pena, 16
New York City, New York
August 04, 2001
Agencies: New York Police Department NYPD
Cause of death: Vehicular
Last updated: over 3 years ago
Overview 
Around 9PM on August 4th, 2001 Herrera/Pena family were crossing 3rd Avenue on 46th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, when all of them were struck by NYPD officer Joseph Gray who was driving a minivan, drunk, after 12 hours of drinking and hanging out in a strip club.
Legal Action
September 2001 Officer indicted
Community and Family Efforts
Aug 2012 Family gathering for rememberance
May 2018 settlement
Additional Resources:
- https://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/07/nyregion/after-fatal-drunken-driving-accident-anger-and-a-cry-for-justice.html added July 02, 2020 03:46
- https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/settlements/05560/drunk_officer.html added July 02, 2020 03:46
- https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2012/08/16/family-slain-by-drunk-cop-in-2001-hit-and-run-is-remembered/ added July 02, 2020 03:46
- http://edition.cnn.com/2001/LAW/09/04/dwi.officer.indictment/index.html added July 02, 2020 03:46
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gray_(police_officer) added July 02, 2020 03:46
- https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dKmaV_JiWcG8XBoRgP8b4e9Eopkpgt7FL7nyspvzAsE/edit#gid=0 added July 02, 2020 03:32